Is Kerwin a boy or girl name?

Kerwin is a boy’s name. Of the 2,470 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Kerwin

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Kerwin was most popular in 1959, when 89 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,884 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,470 people named Kerwin.

Kerwin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kerwin’s peak in 1959. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kerwin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kerwin is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,470 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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 Kerwin

Where Kerwin 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