US rank #13361 Boys' name Peak 2009 27 births

Kilen — #13361 US boys' name

27 babies named Kilen in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s162020s5
#13361
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 6% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Kilen was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kilen in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kilen

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Kilen between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kilen currently holds the #13361 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kilen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kilen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kilen 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 27 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.

Kilen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

27

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2009

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,361

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kilen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 20242014201220102009 6

Kilen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
16 births that decade — 59% of Kilen's all-time total
2000s62010s162020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kilen?
27 babies have been named Kilen since 2009. It currently ranks #13361 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 6 births.
When was Kilen most popular?
Kilen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Kilen been used?
Kilen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kilen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Killian, Kilian, Kiley, Kile, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2009–2024 (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.