Boys' name · since 1963
Kier
Kier has 489 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,999 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,275 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 489
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kier currently ranks #12275 among boys' names in America, with 489 babies recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kier has been recorded 489 times among boys since 1963, currently ranked #12275 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #7,999 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,275 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 489 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kier ranks #7,999 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,275 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 489 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,999 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,275 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 489
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kier's 489 recorded births place it above 82.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Kier compares
489 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Kier's all-time total is 33% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kier | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 489 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kier's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kier popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Kier popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1970 (Kier as girls' name)
Kier by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (130 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Kier's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 130 births (27% of all-time use).
Kier by state
Where Kier concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 2.0% |
10 of 489 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kier's data
- Kier's decade-level peak was the 1990s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kiers (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Kier: 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 (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Kier 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.