Recorded 1960–1998 Girls' name Peak 1960 118 births

Kileen — girls' name

118 babies named Kileen in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s581970s161980s171990s27

The verdict

118 girls have been named Kileen since 1960, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1998.

118
total births
1960–1998
years on record
1960s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kileen was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kileen in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kileen

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Kileen between 1960 and 1998, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kileen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kileen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kileen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kileen 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 118 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.

Kileen at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

118

Since 1960

39 years of records

Peak year

1960

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1960

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1998

Kileen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1960

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1960)
16
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 199819931987198519761969196419611960 16

Kileen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
58 births that decade — 49% of Kileen's all-time total
1960s581970s161980s171990s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kileen?
118 babies have been named Kileen since 1960. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1960 with 16 births.
When was Kileen most popular?
Kileen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Kileen been used?
Kileen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 39 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Kileen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiley, Kilee, Kila, Kileigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1960–1998 (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.