Girls' name · since 1963
Kiri
Kiri has 989 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,583 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,966 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 989
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
989 babies have been named Kiri since 1963, making it today's #5966 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kiri recorded 989 times among girls since 1963, holding rank #5966 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #7,583 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,966 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 989 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiri ranks #7,583 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,966 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 989 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,583 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,966 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 989
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kiri's 989 recorded births place it above 89.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kiri compares
989 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kiri's all-time total is 163% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 989 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kiri splits its recorded history at 2000: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kiri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Kiri popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2023 (Kiri as boys' name)
Kiri by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (305 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Kiri's strongest decade.
305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kiri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
305 births
- 1990s
1990s
255 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s
2010s
138 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 305 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kiri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kiri's total volume
Kiri by state
Where Kiri concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
45 of 989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kiri's data
- Kiri's decade-level peak was the 1980s (305 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kiris (45 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 Kiri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Kiri 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.