Boys' name · since 2017
Kanyn
13 babies named Kanyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,178 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 2017
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 13 recorded since 2017.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanyn has been recorded 13 times among boys since 2017, 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 2017 to 2018.
- #32,178 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 2017
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanyn ranks #32,178 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 2017, peaking in the 2010s.
- #32,178 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 2017
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanyn's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kanyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kanyn splits its recorded history at 2018: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kanyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2018
- Peak year (2018)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Kanyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
2010s was Kanyn's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kanyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kanyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~1 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, 2017–2018 (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 Kanyn 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.