Boys' name · since 2016
Kiansh
Kiansh has 168 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,553 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
168 babies have been named Kiansh since 2016, making it today's #9553 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kiansh recorded 168 times among boys since 2016, holding rank #9553 nationally today, ahead of 31% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #14,019 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,553 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 168 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiansh ranks #14,019 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,553 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 168 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,553 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kiansh's 168 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kiansh compares
168 35th 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
Kiansh's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiansh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 168 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kiansh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiansh's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiansh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Currently ranks #9553 among boys.
168 total births across 10 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 29 births in a single year.
Kiansh by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (111 births, 66% of the file).
2020s was Kiansh's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Kiansh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 111 births (66% of all-time use).
Kiansh decade highlights
- Peak decade 111 births
- Runner-up 57 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Kiansh by state
Where Kiansh concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 4.2% |
20 of 168 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 11.9% of nationwide
- Texas 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 11.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Kiansh's data
- California records the most Kianshs (20 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiansh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~9 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, 2016–2025 (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 Kiansh 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.
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