Boys' name · since 2006
Kairan
Kairan has 74 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kairan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 74 have been recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kairan has been recorded 74 times among boys since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2024.
- #19,457 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kairan ranks #19,457 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kairan's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kairan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kairan's full recorded timeline at 2018, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kairan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Kairan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (39 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Kairan's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Kairan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Kairan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kairan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kairan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.