Killiam — #5849 US boys' name
41 babies named Killiam in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 59% of names given to boys today.
71% of everyone ever named Killiam was born in this single decade.
16 babies were named Killiam in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Killiam
The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Killiam between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Killiam currently holds the #5849 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Killiam performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Killiam shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Killiam 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 41 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.
Killiam at a glance
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Current rank
Active since
Killiam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017
- Peak year (2024)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
Currently ranks #5849 among boys.
41 total births across 8 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 16 births in a single year.
Killiam by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 29 births that decade — 71% of Killiam's all-time total
Killiam decade highlights
- Peak decade 29 births
- Runner-up 12 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Killiam's strongest decade
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 71% of all-time use.
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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, 2017–2024 (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.