Kearney
The Story of Kearney
As a girl name
Kearney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 7 births, good for #10,569 nationwide. About 56% of every Kearney on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kearney last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 52 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kearney as a boy name dates back to 1914, when 8 babies received it. 1924 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Kearney — #2,822 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Kearney on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Kearney last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 275 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kearney
Kearney is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 275 births in the dataset. Kearney's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,822. Use the chart and map above to compare Kearney's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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