Boys' name · since 2019
Killua
Since 2019, U.S. Social Security records show 118 babies named Killua, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,419 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Killua is the #6419 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 118 recorded since 2019.
Social Security Administration records show Killua recorded 118 times among boys since 2019, holding rank #6419 nationally today, ahead of 54% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- #16,324 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,419 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 118 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Killua ranks #16,324 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,419 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 118 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,419 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
Killua's 118 recorded births place it above 64.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Killua compares
118 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Killua's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Killua | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 118 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Killua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Killua's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Killua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Killua by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (108 births, 92% of the file).
2020s was Killua's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.
Killua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 108 births (92% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Killua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~6 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2019–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Killua 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 August 2026.