Unisex name · since 1995
Kirin
570 babies named Kirin in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,101 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 570
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kirin currently ranks #4101 among unisex names in America, with 570 babies recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Kirin recorded 570 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #4101 nationally today, ahead of 71% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #7,300 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,101 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 570 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirin ranks #7,300 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,101 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 570 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,101 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 570
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kirin's 570 recorded births place it above 83.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kirin compares
570 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Kirin's all-time total is 54% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kirin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 570 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kirin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kirin splits its recorded history at 2011: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kirin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kirin popularity over time - girls
413 total births recorded since 1977 (Kirin as girls' name)
Kirin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (244 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Kirin's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kirin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s
2010s
244 births
- 2020s
2020s
164 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 244 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kirin 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 Kirin's total volume
Kirin by state
Where Kirin concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 100 | 17.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
100 of 570 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kirin's data
- Kirin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (244 total births) through the 2020s (164) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kirins (100 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kirin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Kirin 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.