US rank #5178 Unisex name Peak 2023 166 births

Kairyn — #5178 US boys' name

166 babies named Kairyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s712020s89
#5178
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Kairyn was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

26 babies were named Kairyn in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kairyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Kairyn between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kairyn currently holds the #5178 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 26 babies received it in a single year. Kairyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 2010.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kairyn performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kairyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kairyn 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 166 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.

Kairyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

166

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2023

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,178

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kairyn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
26
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
051015202530 20242022202020182016201420112005 6

Kairyn popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 2010 (Kairyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 201720112010 5

Kairyn by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
89 births that decade — 54% of Kairyn's all-time total
2000s62010s712020s89

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kairyn?
166 babies have been named Kairyn since 2005. It currently ranks #5178 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 26 births.
When was Kairyn most popular?
Kairyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Is Kairyn a unisex name?
Yes, Kairyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 166 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Kairyn been used?
Kairyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kairyn?
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, 2005–2024 (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.