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Kern
A given name in English and Danish
Language contexts for this entry: English, Danish
No sourced pronunciation yet
- Origin
- Not established
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- 2 cited sources Source-reported
01 / Meaning & origin
About Kern
Kern is a masculine given name documented in English and Danish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
Where Kern is used
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States
Statistics + language records
United States, 2012: 6 boys (rank 10770). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Popularity over time
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United States
1880–2025 Spelling: Kern
Recorded category boys
- Latest · 2012
- 6
- applications
- Rank #10,770
- Peak year
- 1952
- 21 applications
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
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| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | 5 | 3,264 | observed |
| 1915 | 7 | 3,082 | observed |
| 1916 | 6 | 3,516 | observed |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | 8 | 3,096 | observed |
| 1919 | 13 | 2,265 | observed |
| 1920 | 9 | 2,967 | observed |
| 1921 | 9 | 2,986 | observed |
| 1922 | 5 | 4,307 | observed |
| 1923 | 5 | 4,239 | observed |
| 1924 | 9 | 3,023 | observed |
| 1925 | 5 | 4,197 | observed |
| 1926 | 6 | 3,708 | observed |
| 1927 | 5 | 4,210 | observed |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | 9 | 2,781 | observed |
| 1931 | 6 | 3,390 | observed |
| 1932 | 8 | 2,849 | observed |
| 1933 | 7 | 3,004 | observed |
| 1934 | 10 | 2,393 | observed |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | 8 | 2,629 | observed |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | 8 | 2,646 | observed |
| 1939 | 10 | 2,288 | observed |
| 1940 | 7 | 2,871 | observed |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | 11 | 2,268 | observed |
| 1943 | 12 | 2,182 | observed |
| 1944 | 15 | 1,810 | observed |
| 1945 | 5 | 3,338 | observed |
| 1946 | 9 | 2,534 | observed |
| 1947 | 19 | 1,733 | observed |
| 1948 | 14 | 2,027 | observed |
| 1949 | 7 | 3,019 | observed |
| 1950 | 9 | 2,580 | observed |
| 1951 | 12 | 2,246 | observed |
| 1952 | 21 | 1,665 | observed |
| 1953 | 21 | 1,677 | observed |
| 1954 | 16 | 1,956 | observed |
| 1955 | 12 | 2,302 | observed |
| 1956 | 21 | 1,722 | observed |
| 1957 | 12 | 2,375 | observed |
| 1958 | 11 | 2,506 | observed |
| 1959 | 15 | 2,111 | observed |
| 1960 | 18 | 1,910 | observed |
| 1961 | 20 | 1,823 | observed |
| 1962 | 14 | 2,186 | observed |
| 1963 | 10 | 2,673 | observed |
| 1964 | 12 | 2,409 | observed |
| 1965 | 18 | 1,856 | observed |
| 1966 | 11 | 2,465 | observed |
| 1967 | 14 | 2,139 | observed |
| 1968 | 17 | 1,962 | observed |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | 9 | 3,282 | observed |
| 1971 | 9 | 3,370 | observed |
| 1972 | 9 | 3,344 | observed |
| 1973 | 14 | 2,606 | observed |
| 1974 | 8 | 3,837 | observed |
| 1975 | 7 | 4,309 | observed |
| 1976 | 9 | 3,724 | observed |
| 1977 | 13 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1978 | 5 | 5,772 | observed |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | 7 | 4,940 | observed |
| 1981 | 5 | 6,262 | observed |
| 1982 | 5 | 6,385 | observed |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | 6 | 5,561 | observed |
| 1985 | 7 | 5,147 | observed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,089 | observed |
| 1988 | 5 | 7,270 | observed |
| 1989 | 8 | 5,615 | observed |
| 1990 | 8 | 5,823 | observed |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | 7 | 6,670 | observed |
| 1993 | 5 | 8,700 | observed |
| 1994 | 7 | 6,968 | observed |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | 7 | 7,136 | observed |
| 1997 | 5 | 9,265 | observed |
| 1998 | 7 | 7,560 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 7 | 8,339 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | 6 | 9,948 | observed |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | 6 | 11,037 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | 6 | 10,770 | observed |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
About this dataset and its counting rules
Statistics count the spelling “Kern” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
- Universe
- US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
- Rounding
- Integer application counts retained without rounding.
- Suppression
- Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
- Ranking
- computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
History
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Sources for this page
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2
- Wikidata Q57710853CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: KernCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.