Kern is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #10075 in 1997 with 5 recorded births. This places Kern in the bottom 7% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 7 births ranking #7583. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 28.6%. In 1997, approximately 1 in every 377,018 boys born was named Kern. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.