Kerwin
Kerwin is a surname and a given name. Notable individuals with this name are listed below.
Meaning & Origin of Kerwin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kerwin is a surname and a given name. Notable individuals with this name are listed below.
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The Story of Kerwin
Kerwin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 89 Kerwins were born — ranking #809 that year. As of 2026, Kerwin ranks #6,811 for baby boys with 12 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 2K Kerwins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Kerwin
Kerwin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kerwin's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #809. Use the chart and map above to compare Kerwin'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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