Boys' name · since 1890
Kid
Since 1890, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Kid, peaking in 1890. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,279 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1890
- 1910s
- peak decade
Kid is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 1890.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kid has been recorded 25 times among boys since 1890, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1917.
- #27,279 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1890
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kid ranks #27,279 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1890, peaking in the 1910s.
- #27,279 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1890
- 1910s
- peak decade
Kid's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kid's full recorded timeline at 1913, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births.
Kid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1917
- Peak year (1890)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kid by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (15 births, 60% of the file).
1910s was Kid's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Kid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1890)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1890–1917 (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 Kid 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.