Boys' name · since 1986
Kanin
390 babies named Kanin in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,165 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 390
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
390 boys have been named Kanin since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanin has been recorded 390 times among boys since 1986, 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 1986 to 2024.
- #9,165 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 390 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanin ranks #9,165 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 390 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,165 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 390
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanin's 390 recorded births place it above 79.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kanin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kanin's full recorded timeline at 2010, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kanin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kanin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (160 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Kanin's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kanin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
147 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 160 births (41% of all-time use).
Kanin by state
Where Kanin concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 3.3% |
13 of 390 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kanin's data
- Kanin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kanins (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kanin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1986–2024 (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 Kanin 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.