Boys' name · since 1997
Kirill
495 babies named Kirill in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,935 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,972 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 495
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
495 babies have been named Kirill since 1997, making it today's #4972 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirill has been recorded 495 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #4972 nationally and more common than 64% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #7,935 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,972 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 495 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirill ranks #7,935 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,972 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 495 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,935 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,972 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 495
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kirill's 495 recorded births place it above 82.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kirill compares
495 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Kirill's all-time total is 34% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kirill | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 495 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kirill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kirill splits its recorded history at 2012: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kirill popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kirill by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (283 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Kirill's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Kirill births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
283 births
- 2020s 78
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 283 births (57% of all-time use).
Kirill by state
Where Kirill concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 37 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 31 | 6.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 18 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Washington | | 12 | 2.4% |
37 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kirill's data
- Kirill's decade-level peak was the 2010s (283 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Kirills (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kirill: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Kirill 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.