Kerby
Kerby is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kerby
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kerby is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Kerby
As a girl name
Kerby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1983, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 21 Kerbys were born — ranking #3,726 that year. As of 2026, Kerby ranks #9,802 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 122 Kerbys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kerby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1942, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 27 Kerbys were born — ranking #1,549 that year. As of 2026, Kerby ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 879 Kerbys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kerby
Kerby is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 879 births in the dataset. Kerby's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #1,549. Use the chart and map above to compare Kerby'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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