How Many People Are Named Kern?
people named Kern are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 749,528 people in the US has this name
Based on 744 babies named Kern in Social Security records from 1914 to 2012, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Kern in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kern alive today is about 57 years old, and 50% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 45 and 70 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kern first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1952, to 21 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2012.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2012
🏆 Rank History
Kern has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,688, in 1952.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,688 (1952) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,077 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kern alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kern were born in New York than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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