Kerby is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1984 and has since faded.
Kerby is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,020 for boy births in the United States (and #26,768 across all names), given to 5 babies. Kerby was first reported in SSA data in 1942 and peaked in 1961 (26 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,020 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,698 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,637 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,151 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,322 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,113 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,500 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,576 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,532 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,696 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,363 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,750 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,016 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,895 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,075 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,368 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,867 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,599 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,869 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,667 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | #10,292 | #5,889 |
| 1996 | 23 | — | #9,183 | #4,512 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #14,571 | #4,971 |
| 1994 | 18 | — | #14,549 | #4,675 |
| 1993 | 20 | — | — | #3,315 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | #7,777 | #5,086 |
| 1991 | 22 | — | #9,771 | #4,133 |
| 1990 | 25 | — | #9,703 | #3,535 |
| 1989 | 20 | — | #11,552 | #3,919 |
| 1988 | 25 | — | #8,034 | #3,286 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | — | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 28 | — | #7,413 | #2,738 |
| 1985 | 25 | — | #6,242 | #3,309 |
| 1984 | 32 | — | #3,803 | #3,820 |
| 1983 | 31 | — | #5,622 | #2,539 |
| 1982 | 19 | — | — | #2,559 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | — | #3,739 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | — | #4,241 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #4,012 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | — | #3,294 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | — | #2,894 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | — | #2,701 |
| 1974 | 13 | — | — | #2,879 |
| 1973 | 18 | — | — | #2,278 |
| 1972 | 25 | — | — | #1,797 |
| 1971 | 22 | — | — | #1,958 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | — | #3,178 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | — | #2,622 |
| 1968 | 18 | — | — | #1,927 |
| 1967 | 21 | — | — | #1,736 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | — | #2,287 |
| 1965 | 16 | — | — | #2,038 |
| 1964 | 14 | — | — | #2,262 |
| 1963 | 17 | — | — | #2,005 |
| 1962 | 17 | — | — | #2,001 |
| 1961 | 26 | — | — | #1,586 |
| 1960 | 18 | — | — | #1,945 |
| 1959 | 18 | — | — | #1,943 |
| 1958 | 18 | — | — | #1,931 |
| 1957 | 16 | — | — | #2,057 |
| 1956 | 18 | — | — | #1,914 |
| 1955 | 14 | — | — | #2,185 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | — | #2,667 |
| 1953 | 12 | — | — | #2,348 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | — | #3,562 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | — | #2,773 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | — | #2,906 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | — | #3,159 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,231 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | — | #2,878 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | — | #2,461 |