Is Kerin a boy or girl name?

Kerin is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,595 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 82.6% were girls and 17.4% were boys.

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Kerin

Recorded 1935–2025 · United States

Kerin was most popular in 1958, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,559 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,595 people named Kerin.

Kerin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kerin’s peak in 1958. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kerin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kerin is mostly a girl’s name — 82.6% of the 1,595 Americans given it were girls and 17.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kerin

Where Kerin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org