Boys' name · since 2012

Kiing

Kiing has 127 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

127
total births
2012–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
73%
born in that decade

Kiing sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 127 recorded since 2012.

Kiing has 127 recorded births among boys since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2022.

  • 127 total births
  • 2012–2022 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 73% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

127 boys have been named Kiing since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

127
total births
2012–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
73%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Kiing was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kiing in 2018 - its busiest year on record.

Kiing's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kiing's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kiing at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

127

Since 2012

11 years of records

Peak year

2018

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2012

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kiing popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2018)
18
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
5101520 20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022 8

Kiing by decade

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

2010s was Kiing's strongest decade.

93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.

Kiing births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 93 births (73% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiing?
Kiing has been given to 127 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 18 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Kiing most popular?
Kiing was most popular in the 2010s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Kiing been used?
Records for Kiing go back to 2012, giving 11 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Kiing?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiichi. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kiing's data

  • Kiing's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2012–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kiing: Baby Name Since 2012 - 127 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiing. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kiing 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 July 2026.