Kerby

Where Kerby comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Kerby through the years
  1. 1942
    First appearance
    #2,386 among boys with 10 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1961
    Peak, #1,570
    26 babies named Kerby, the most in any year.
  3. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,216.
  4. 1993
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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