Given name
Kerrin
“one who is pure; virginal”
Kerrin is a variant of Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kerrin is a variant of Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Kerrin is a short form of Katharina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kerrin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,014
- 10 boys · 1,004 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,043 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kerrin’s family of names
In German usage, Kerrin is a short form of Katharina. Kerrin has a related form in Karen. In German usage, Kerrin has a related form in Karin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kerrin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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