Kershaw

Popularity Trends

The name Kershaw is the #7,692 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 47 recorded births since 2014. This represents the 0.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 0.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,539 (1.0% percentile) for all time with 47 births since 2014.

Kershaw first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2014 (first recorded for boys in 2014). Birth data for Kershaw is available in 7 out of the 10 years between 2014 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Kershaw reached its peak popularity in 2015, achieving the 0.4% percentile (ranked #901) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2015, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.4% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Kershaw ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 62.0% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kershaw".

2014 2023 20142023

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2015

First Recorded

2014

Peak Percentile

0.4%

Current Percentile

0.0%

Peak Rank

#901

Current Rank

#911

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Kershaw", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Kershaw.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Kershaw's popularity from 2011 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Kershaw at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Kershaw range from Avraj at 93.2% correlation to Aurbree at 87.5% correlation, with an average correlation level of 89.9%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Adalind with 742 births (100% girls) and the least popular is Zuriana with 36 births (100% girls).

Kershaw's share of births peaked at 4.4 births per million for boys in 2015. It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (55% of peak) in 2014. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Kershaw had 2.7 births per million, 62% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

93.22% (very strong)

92.79% (very strong)

90.85% (very strong)

90.76% (very strong)

90.34% (very strong)

742

89.55% (very strong)

Ahking

89.11% (very strong)

Drishya

88.97% (very strong)

Tauriel

206

88.92% (very strong)

Zuriana

88.48% (very strong)

Eivin

351

88.12% (very strong)

Aurbree

87.52% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Kershaw

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kershaw. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 84.6% confident that Kershaw is pronounced as KER-shaw, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KER-shah, at 15.4% confidence, with 2 syllables.

KER-shaw

84.6%

KER-shah

15.4%

KER-shaw (2 syllables)

84.6% confidence

K ER1 SH AO0

KER-shah (2 syllables)

Verified

15.4% confidence

K ER1 SH AA0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like K ER1 SH AO0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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