Boys' name · since 2003
Kairen
Kairen has 198 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,921 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kairen currently ranks #3921 among boys' names in America, with 198 babies recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kairen has been recorded 198 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #3921 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #13,027 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,921 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 198 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kairen ranks #13,027 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,921 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 198 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,921 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kairen's 198 recorded births place it above 71.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kairen compares
198 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kairen's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kairen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 198 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kairen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kairen's full recorded timeline at 2017, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kairen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Kairen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (109 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Kairen's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kairen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 109 births (55% of all-time use).
Kairen by state
Where Kairen concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 2.5% |
15 of 198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kairen's data
- California records the most Kairens (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kairen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Kairen 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.