Boys' name · since 1996
Kirklan
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Kirklan, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 41
- total births
- 1996–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
41 boys have been named Kirklan since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirklan has been recorded 41 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. 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 1999.
- 41 total births
- 1996–1999 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kirklan's 41 recorded births place it above 48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kirklan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kirklan splits its recorded history at 1998: 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 1999 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kirklan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1999
- Peak year (1997)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Kirklan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kirklan's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kirklan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 41 births (100% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1996–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kirklan: Baby Name Since 1996 - 41 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kirklan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kirklan 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 July 2026.