Kerr
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KER
- Origin
- Old Norse
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
Big in Scotland
Kerr is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “brushwood, marshy ground”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies).
What does Kerr mean?
Old Norse: Scottish surname, from Old Norse kjarr
“brushwood, marshy ground”
From a Scottish Borders surname, derived from Old Norse kjarr, brushwood or marshy ground.
Is Kerr a girl's or a boy's name?
Kerr is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kerr in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Kerr, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 52 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kerr in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 278th in Scotland.
Kerr in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,200 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 23 | #1,230 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 38 | #889 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 31 | #994 |
| 2009 | 45 | #736 |
| 2008 | 38 | #824 |
| 2007 | 48 | #667 |
| 2006 | 52 | #614 |
| 2005 | 42 | #689 |
| 2004 | 33 | #763 |
| 2003 | 40 | #623 |
| 2002 | 46 | #522 |
| 2001 | 46 | #498 |
| 2000 | 49 | #475 |
| 1999 | 30 | #654 |
| 1998 | 35 | #587 |
| 1997 | 27 | #671 |
| 1996 | 36 | #529 |
Names like Kerr
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Keelan Bryn Keenan Keegan Brogan Regan Kenan Conn Conlan Aiden Kian
Names related to Kerr
More Old Norse names
Freya Ronnie Ralph Eric Astrid Colby Rafe Odin Ralphie Erik Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kerr: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kerr, updated 20 October 2026.