Boys' name · since 2008
Kairos
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 739 babies named Kairos, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,206 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,351 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 739
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kairos currently ranks #1351 among boys' names in America, with 739 babies recorded since 2008.
Kairos has 739 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1351 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #6,206 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,351 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 739 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kairos ranks #6,206 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,351 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 739 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,206 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,351 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 739
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kairos's 739 recorded births place it above 86.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kairos compares
739 Top 37% higher than 63% of 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
Kairos's all-time total is 100% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kairos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 739 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 140 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kairos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kairos's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 140, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kairos popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 140
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Kairos popularity over time - girls
36 total births recorded since 2018 (Kairos as girls' name)
Kairos by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (509 births, 69% of the file).
2020s was Kairos's strongest decade.
509 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Kairos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
215 births
- 2020s
2020s
509 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 509 births (69% of all-time use).
How Kairos compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kairos's total volume
Kairos by state
Where Kairos concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 85 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 55 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 53 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 15 | 2.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 14 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 13 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Washington | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.8% |
85 of 739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Kairos appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Kaiross (85 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kairos: 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 (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Kairos 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.