Boys' name · since 1914

Kie

Kie has 135 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#15,462 of 45,481
all-time among boys
135
born since 1914
2000s
peak decade

135 boys have been named Kie since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kie has 135 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2022.

  • #15,462 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 135 born since 1914
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kie ranks #15,462 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.

#15,462 of 45,481
all-time among boys
135
born since 1914
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kie's 135 recorded births place it above 65.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kie splits its recorded history at 2006: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kie popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2007)
11
Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
4681012 19141995200020052008201120182022 5

Kie popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2003 (Kie as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2003 5

Kie by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 39% of the file).

2000s was Kie's strongest decade.

53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Kie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kie? ▼
135 babies have been named Kie since 1914. All-time, it sits at #15,462 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2007 with 11 births.
Where does Kie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kie ranks #15,462 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kie most popular? ▼
Kie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Kie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kie since 1914 -- 109 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Kie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kieran, Kieth, Kiel, Kiefer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kie's data

  • Kie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kie

Nearby Names Like Kie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kie

Kieran Boy
#389 17,613 births
Kieth Boy
2,837 births
Kiel Boy
#10882 2,505 births
Kiefer Boy
#11086 1,950 births
Kiernan Boy
#3401 1,761 births

Compare Kie side by side: Kie vs Kieran Kie vs Kieth Kie vs Kiel

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Chin
135 births · Peak 1881
Sallie
135 births · Peak 1930
Field
135 births · Peak 2013
Leaman
135 births · Peak 1916
Shizuo
135 births · Peak 1920
Orvell
135 births · Peak 1922
Hasten #6493
135 births · Peak 2025
Mavis
135 births · Peak 1920

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–2022 (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 Kie 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.