How Many People Are Named Kerilyn?
An estimated 331 people in the United States have the first name Kerilyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Kerilyn peaked in popularity in 1988 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kerilyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kerilyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
331
About 1 in 1,035,512 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1988
22 births
Total Registered
355
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kerilyn
Kerilyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 355 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kerilyn as a female name
Ranked #18,248 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1988 (22 births)
Kerilyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kerilyn span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 130 babies were registered. Kerilyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kerilyn by Decade
How has Kerilyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kerilyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kerilyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kerilyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kerilyn?
We estimate approximately 331 people named Kerilyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,035,512 Americans share this first name.
Is Kerilyn a common name?
Kerilyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 355 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kerilyn most popular?
Kerilyn reached peak popularity in 1988, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kerilyn is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kerilyn a female name?
Kerilyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kerilyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kerilyn Smith, Kerilyn Johnson, Kerilyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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