Recorded 1890–1917 Boys' name Peak 1890 25 births

Kid — boys' name

25 babies named Kid in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1890. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s51910s15
1910s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Kid was born in this single decade.

1890
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kid in 1890 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kid

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Kid between 1890 and 1917, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1917. The name reached its historical peak in 1890, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kid performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kid shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kid 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 25 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.

Kid at a glance

Last recorded 1917

Total births

25

Since 1890

28 years of records

Peak year

1890

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1917

Active since

1890

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1917

Kid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1890

Last recorded 1917
Peak year (1890)
5
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
5 19171914191319041890 5

Kid by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
15 births that decade — 60% of Kid's all-time total
1890s51900s51910s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kid?
25 babies have been named Kid since 1890. It was last recorded in 1917. The peak year was 1890 with 5 births.
When was Kid most popular?
Kid was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1890.
How long has the name Kid been used?
Kid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 28 years of data through 1917.
What names are similar to Kid?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kidus, Kidd, Kidane, Kidron, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1890–1917 (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.