Kerby
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning settlement with a church; a form of Kirby.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kerby by the numbers
Kerby was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 27 babies in 1961, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kerby. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kerrydark-haired; from County Kerry87 in the US (2017)
- Kirbychurch settlement; from Old English cirice and by78 in the US (2017)
- Kelbyfrom the farm by the spring; dwelling by the spring42 in the US (2017)
- Kerly5 in the US (2017)
- Kellybright-headed or warrior; from O Ceallaigh610 in the US (2017)
- Karlyfree man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly149 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kerby
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