Girls' name · since 1968
Killeen
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Killeen, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1968–1988
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Killeen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Killeen has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1988.
- 11 total births
- 1968–1988 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Killeen's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Killeen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Killeen's full recorded timeline at 1988, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Killeen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1988
- Peak year (1968)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Killeen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Killeen's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Killeen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Killeen's data
- Killeen's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1968–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Killeen: Baby Name Since 1968 - 11 Births, Peak 1968." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/killeen. 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 Killeen 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.