Unisex name · since 1977
Kierre
Kierre has 434 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,586 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,991 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 434
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kierre is the #10991 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 434 recorded since 1977.
Kierre has 434 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10991 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #8,586 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,991 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 434 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kierre ranks #8,586 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,991 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 434 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,586 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,991 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 434
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kierre's 434 recorded births place it above 81.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Kierre compares
434 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Kierre's all-time total is 18% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kierre | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 434 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kierre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kierre's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kierre popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kierre popularity over time - girls
94 total births recorded since 1983 (Kierre as girls' name)
Kierre by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (133 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Kierre's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kierre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 133 births (31% of all-time use).
Kierre by state
Where Kierre concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 2.5% |
11 of 434 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kierre's data
- Kierre's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (133 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Kierres (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Kierre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Kierre 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.