US rank #10127 Unisex name Peak 1989 428 births

Kierre — #10127 US boys' name

428 babies named Kierre in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s571990s1332000s1022010s872020s39
#10127
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Kierre was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

28 babies were named Kierre in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kierre

The Social Security Administration has registered 428 babies named Kierre between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kierre currently holds the #10127 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 28 babies received it in a single year. Kierre is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 94 additional births since 1983.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kierre performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kierre shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kierre in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kierre in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 428 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kierre at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

428

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

1989

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,127

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kierre popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
28
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0102030 20242018201120051999199319871977 5

Kierre popularity over time — girls

94 total births recorded since 1983 (Kierre as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 94 births
4681012 20092001199919971994199219901983 5

Kierre by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
133 births that decade — 31% of Kierre's all-time total
1970s101980s571990s1332000s1022010s872020s39

Kierre by state

Where Kierre concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kierre
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
11 2.6%
Illinois share of Kierre's total US births 2.6%

11 of 428 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kierre?
428 babies have been named Kierre since 1977. It currently ranks #10127 among boys. The peak year was 1989 with 28 births.
When was Kierre most popular?
Kierre was most popular in the 1990s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Kierre most popular?
The top states for the name Kierre are Illinois (11 births).
Is Kierre a unisex name?
Yes, Kierre is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 428 births, and as a girl's name it has 94 births.
How long has the name Kierre been used?
Kierre has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kierre?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.