Boys' name · since 1973
Kiam
153 babies named Kiam in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,614 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,399 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 153
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kiam currently ranks #8399 among boys' names in America, with 153 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Kiam recorded 153 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #8399 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #14,614 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,399 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 153 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiam ranks #14,614 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,399 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 153 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,614 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,399 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 153
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kiam's 153 recorded births place it above 67.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kiam compares
153 33rd 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
Kiam's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 153 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kiam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kiam's full recorded timeline at 2013, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kiam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kiam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (56 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Kiam's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kiam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 56 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Kiam's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Kiam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Kiam 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.