Boys' name · since 1982
Kienan
Kienan has 316 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 316
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kienan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 316 have been recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Kienan recorded 316 times among boys since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.
- #10,293 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 316 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kienan ranks #10,293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 316 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 316
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kienan's 316 recorded births place it above 77.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kienan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kienan splits its recorded history at 2001: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kienan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2024
- Peak year (1995)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Kienan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (139 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Kienan's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kienan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
139 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 139 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Kienan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (139 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kienan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1982–2024 (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 Kienan 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.