Kerin
Kerin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:John F. Kerin (1944–2006), Australian physician and professor John Kerin (1937–2023), Australian economist and politician Nora Kerin (1883-1970), British actress Rob Kerin, Australian politician Zac Kerin, American football player
Meaning & Origin of Kerin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kerin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:John F. Kerin (1944–2006), Australian physician and professor John Kerin (1937–2023), Australian economist and politician Nora Kerin (1883-1970), British actress Rob Kerin, Australian politician Zac Kerin, American football player
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The Story of Kerin
As a girl name
Kerin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1935, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1981: 43 births, good for #2,305 nationwide. About 24% of every Kerin on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Kerin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kerin on the record books as a boy name in 1954, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 15 Kerins were born — ranking #2,093 that year. About 23% of every Kerin on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Kerin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 272 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kerin
Kerin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1935 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kerin's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #2,305. Use the chart and map above to compare Kerin'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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