Unisex name · since 1970
Kiran
3,165 babies named Kiran in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,272 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,165
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,165 babies have been named Kiran since 1970, making it today's #1272 unisex name.
Kiran has 3,165 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1272 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,443 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,272 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,165 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiran ranks #2,443 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,272 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,165 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,272 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,165
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kiran's 3,165 recorded births place it above 94.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kiran compares
3,165 Top 17% higher than 83% of 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
Kiran's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,165 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 155 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kiran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiran's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 155, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 155
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kiran popularity over time - girls
1,876 total births recorded since 1966 (Kiran as girls' name)
Kiran by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,053 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Kiran's strongest decade.
1,053 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kiran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 87
1970s
87 births
- 1980s 139
1980s
139 births
- 1990s 310
1990s
310 births
- 2000s
2000s
844 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,053 births
- 2020s
2020s
732 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,053 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kiran compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kiran's total volume
Kiran by state
Where Kiran concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 498 | 15.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 341 | 10.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 140 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 86 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 77 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 76 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 64 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 53 | 1.7% |
498 of 3,165 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Kiran appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kiran's data
- Kiran's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,053 total births) through the 2020s (732) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kirans (498 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Kiran 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.