Boys' name · since 1953
Kieron
Kieron has 730 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,265 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,245 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 730
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kieron is the #12245 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 730 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Kieron recorded 730 times among boys since 1953, holding rank #12245 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #6,265 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,245 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 730 born since 1953
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kieron ranks #6,265 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,245 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 730 born since 1953, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,265 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,245 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 730
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kieron's 730 recorded births place it above 86.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kieron compares
730 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Kieron's all-time total is 98% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kieron | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 730 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kieron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kieron's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kieron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Kieron by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (204 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Kieron's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kieron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s
1980s
86 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
204 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 204 births (28% of all-time use).
How Kieron 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 Kieron's total volume
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What to do with Kieron's data
- Kieron's decade-level peak was the 2000s (204 total births); usage has since declined to 48 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kieron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Kieron 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.