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Kerith

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How to Pronounce Kerith

Pronounced KAIR-ith /ˈkɛrɪθ/Medium

Meaning: Kerith comes from the biblical brook Cherith, where the prophet Elijah hid and was fed by ravens in 1 Kings; the Hebrew place name is often linked to a root meaning to cut, suggesting a gorge or ravine.Low

In 30 seconds: Kerith comes from the biblical brook Cherith, where Elijah hid, a Hebrew place name possibly meaning gorge. It appeared for a small number of United States girls around the late nineteen-sixties (said KAIR-ith).

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Origin LowHebrew, English

MeaningKerith comes from the biblical brook Cherith, where the prophet Elijah hid and was fed by ravens in 1 Kings; the Hebrew place name is often linked to a root meaning to cut, suggesting a gorge or ravine.

U.S. rank (2011)#18229 ↗ Rising

2011 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1968

Total births (all-time)≈ 189

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kerith drew on scripture. It appeared quietly in the United States records from the mid nineteen-sixties and reached its slim high around 1968, in the vein of biblical place names used as given names.

It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at most, and it lingered thinly into the twenty-tens. A girl named Kerith at that peak would be in her late fifties today. The name reads as a scriptural place name adopted for a child.

Did you know? In the Book of Kings, the brook Cherith is where ravens bring bread and meat to the prophet Elijah during a drought; the name is a place, and its Hebrew root is often tied to cutting, as in a carved ravine.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Kerith — Biblical brook Cherith/Kerith; Hebrew place name, possibly cutting/gorge; 1 Kings 17

Variations

CherithKeritKereth

Nicknames

KeriKit

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kerith mean?

It comes from the biblical brook Cherith, a Hebrew place name possibly meaning cutting or gorge.

How do you pronounce Kerith?

It is said KAIR-ith /ˈkɛrɪθ/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Kerith a boy or girl name?

Kerith is recorded as a girl's name.

How popular is Kerith?

It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its brief peak in the late nineteen-sixties.