US rank #4276 Boys' name Peak 2024 170 births

Kairen — #4276 US boys' name

170 babies named Kairen in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s152010s742020s81
#4276
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kairen was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

25 babies were named Kairen in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kairen

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Kairen between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kairen currently holds the #4276 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kairen performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kairen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kairen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kairen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 170 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kairen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

170

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2024

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,276

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kairen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
25
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
051015202530 202420222020201820162014201220082003 6

Kairen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
81 births that decade — 48% of Kairen's all-time total
2000s152010s742020s81

Kairen by state

Where Kairen concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kairen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 5.9%
#2 Florida
5 2.9%
California share of Kairen's total US births 5.9%
Even split

10 of 170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kairen?
170 babies have been named Kairen since 2003. It currently ranks #4276 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 25 births.
When was Kairen most popular?
Kairen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kairen most popular?
The top states for the name Kairen are California (10 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kairen been used?
Kairen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kairen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.