Boys' name · since 1982
Kien
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 530 babies named Kien, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,620 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,574 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 530
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kien is the #6574 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 530 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Kien recorded 530 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #6574 nationally today, ahead of 53% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #7,620 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,574 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 530 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kien ranks #7,620 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,574 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 530 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,620 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,574 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 530
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kien's 530 recorded births place it above 83.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kien compares
530 Top 43% higher than 57% of 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
Kien's all-time total is 44% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kien | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 530 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kien splits its recorded history at 2006: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kien popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kien by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (179 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Kien's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 179 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kien compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kien's total volume
Kien by state
Where Kien concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
37 of 530 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kien's data
- Kien's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (179 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kiens (37 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 Kien: 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 (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Kien 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.