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Kerith

100% girls · last recorded 2011

Kerith has been given to about 189 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1968, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 180
Median age today53 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kerith per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1968 · 20
  • Born in 20250
  • All time189

How popular is Kerith?

Its best year was 1968, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 2911th. The typical living American called Kerith is about 53 years old today.

Names that sound like Kerith

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Edith0.75
  2. Meredith0.67
  3. Keri0.65
  4. Keziah0.64
  5. Kerri0.62
  6. Judith0.55
  7. Beth0.55
  8. Faith0.55

Middle names for Kerith

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kerith Anne0.81
  2. Kerith Eve0.80
  3. Kerith Catherine0.78
  4. Kerith Josephine0.78
  5. Kerith Rose0.77
  6. Kerith Marie0.77

Sibling names for Kerith

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.63
  2. Michellesister · 0.57
  3. Angelasister · 0.56
  4. Shawnbrother · 0.56
  5. Scottieeither · 0.53
  6. Damonbrother · 0.53

Where Kerith is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kerith Anderson0.77
    2. Kerith Reyes0.72
    3. Kerith Nguyen0.72
    4. Kerith Moore0.72
    5. Kerith Lee0.72
    6. Kerith Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kerith

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.