Given name & surname
Kerin
“one who is pure; virginal”·“a wooden post”
Kerin is a variant of Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.” Kerin is a variant of Keran. One Armenian interpretation is “a wooden post.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kerin is a variant of Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.” Kerin is a variant of Keran. One Armenian interpretation is “a wooden post.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kerin is a variant of Keran. An origin associated with Keran is Armenian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kerin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,595
- 277 boys · 1,318 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,021 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,021 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,683 as a first name in 2020; 772 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kerin’s family of names
Kerin has a related form in Karen. Kerin has a related form in Keran. In English usage, Kerin as a surname has a related form in Kieran.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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