How Many People Are Named Kerwin?
An estimated 2,025 people in the United States have the first name Kerwin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Kerwin peaked in popularity in 1959 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kerwin 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 Kerwin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,025
About 1 in 169,261 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1959
89 births
Total Registered
2,465
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kerwin
Kerwin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,465 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kerwin as a male name
Ranked #7,031 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (89 births)
Kerwin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kerwin span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 559 babies were registered. Kerwin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kerwin by Decade
How has Kerwin 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.
Kerwin by State
Birth registrations for Kerwin span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in New Jersey, Missouri, Pennsylvania. On average, about 40 Kerwins were registered per state.
Kerwin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kerwin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kerwin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kerwin?
We estimate approximately 2,025 people named Kerwin 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 169,261 Americans share this first name.
Is Kerwin a common name?
Kerwin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,465 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kerwin most popular?
Kerwin reached peak popularity in 1959, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kerwin is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kerwin a male name?
Kerwin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kerwin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kerwin Smith, Kerwin Johnson, Kerwin 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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