Unisex name · since 1996
Kiren
203 babies named Kiren in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,866 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,112 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 203
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kiren is the #10112 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 203 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiren has been recorded 203 times among boys since 1996, currently ranked #10112 nationally and more common than 27% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #12,866 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,112 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 203 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiren ranks #12,866 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,112 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 203 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,866 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,112 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 203
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kiren's 203 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kiren compares
203 38th 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
Kiren's all-time total is 45% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 203 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kiren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiren's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kiren popularity over time - girls
33 total births recorded since 1999 (Kiren as girls' name)
Kiren by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Kiren's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kiren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kiren's data
- Kiren's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Kiren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Kiren 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.