US rank #11466 Unisex name Peak 2011 196 births

Kiren — #11466 US boys' name

196 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.

1990s122000s622010s872020s35
#11466
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kiren was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kiren in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiren

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Kiren between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kiren currently holds the #11466 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Kiren is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 33 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiren performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kiren shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiren 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 196 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.

Kiren at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

196

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2011

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,466

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kiren popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
12
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 202420202017201420112008200420011996 5

Kiren popularity over time — girls

33 total births recorded since 1999 (Kiren as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 33 births
4.555.566.5 201120082007200420011999 6

Kiren by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
87 births that decade — 44% of Kiren's all-time total
1990s122000s622010s872020s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiren?
196 babies have been named Kiren since 1996. It currently ranks #11466 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 12 births.
When was Kiren most popular?
Kiren was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Kiren a unisex name?
Yes, Kiren is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 196 births, and as a girl's name it has 33 births.
How long has the name Kiren been used?
Kiren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kiren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kirk, Kirby, Kirt, Kiran, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.