Kerwin
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning small dark one; a form of Kervin.
Babies a year
14
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kerwin by the numbers
Kerwin was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 89 babies in 1959, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kerwin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kervin14 in the US (2017)
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Korbinraven; variant spelling of Corbin461 in the US (2017)
- Kelvinnarrow water; from River Kelvin in Scotland325 in the US (2017)
- Kellinbright-headed; a form of Kellen67 in the US (2017)
- Kerridark-haired; form of kerry32 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Kerwin, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
- Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Donovandark brown warrior; surname used as given name1,056 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kerwin
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