Kerron
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from the Gaelic name Ciarán meaning "little dark one".
Name Census estimates that about 225 living Americans carry the first name Kerron. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Kerron today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kerron births was 2005 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kerron. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Kerron with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
225
~ 1 in 1,523,353 Americans
Peak year
2005
14 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2018 SSA rank
#11,514
Tracked since 1985
Census
Kerron in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 404 people with the first name Kerron, which placed it at #24,004 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,004
National first-name rank
People counted
404
404 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
86.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kerron
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kerron is Black at 86.9%. The next largest groups are White (7.2%) and Two or More Races (3.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kerron described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kerron at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American86.9% · 351
- White7.2% · 29
- Two or more races3.7% · 15
- Hispanic or Latino1.7% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Kerron: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kerron from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 86 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Kerron remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kerron by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kerron during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kerron
The name Kerron is believed to have its origins in the Gaelic language, originating from the Scottish Highlands and the western coast of Scotland. It is thought to be derived from the ancient Gaelic word "cearr," meaning "left-handed" or "awkward." This could suggest that the name was initially bestowed upon individuals who were left-handed, which was considered unusual or unconventional in those times.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kerron dates back to the 16th century, when it was mentioned in a Scottish clan register from the year 1542. This document listed a Kerron MacDonald as a member of the MacDonald clan, one of the most powerful clans in the Scottish Highlands during that era.
In the 17th century, a notable figure named Kerron McGregor was recorded in the annals of the McGregor clan, a prominent family from the Perthshire region of Scotland. He was said to be a skilled warrior and played a role in the clan's conflicts with neighboring clans during the turbulent times of the Scottish Civil War.
Moving forward to the 18th century, a man named Kerron Campbell was a prominent landowner and agriculturist in the Scottish Lowlands. He is credited with introducing innovative farming techniques and improving crop yields in the region, contributing to the development of Scotland's agricultural sector.
In the 19th century, Kerron Sinclair was a Scottish explorer and adventurer who embarked on several expeditions to the Arctic regions. His accounts of his travels and encounters with indigenous communities in the far north were published and widely read during that period.
Another notable figure was Kerron Douglas, a Scottish-born author and playwright who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He gained recognition for his plays that explored themes of Scottish culture, identity, and the challenges faced by the working class in industrial cities.
It is important to note that while the name Kerron has its roots in Scottish and Gaelic heritage, it has since been adopted and used in various parts of the world, particularly in English-speaking countries, due to cultural exchange and migration.
People
Kerron + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kerron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kerron: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kerron?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 225 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kerron going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,523,353 US residents.
Is Kerron a common name?
We classify Kerron as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 230 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kerron most popular?
The single biggest year for Kerron was 2005, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kerron is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kerron in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 404 people with the name Kerron, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,004 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kerron in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kerron?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kerron leans strongly male. 339 people counted with this name were male (82.7%), compared with 71 female bearers (17.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kerron?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kerron is Black at 86.9%. The next largest groups are White (7.2%) and Two or More Races (3.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kerron most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Kerron in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.9% (351 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kerron in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kerron a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kerron in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kerron still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kerron in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kerron can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Kerron?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Kerron at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.