Boys' name · since 1914
Kirkland
Kirkland has 2,160 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,160
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kirkland sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 2,160 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirkland has been recorded 2,160 times among boys since 1914, 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 1914 to 2024.
- #3,145 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,160 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirkland ranks #3,145 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,160 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,160
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kirkland's 2,160 recorded births place it above 93.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Kirkland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kirkland's full recorded timeline at 1978, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 122 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kirkland popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 122
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Kirkland popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 1996 (Kirkland as girls' name)
Kirkland by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (667 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Kirkland's strongest decade.
667 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kirkland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s 34
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 88
1940s
88 births
- 1950s 208
1950s
208 births
- 1960s
1960s
272 births
- 1970s 196
1970s
196 births
- 1980s 249
1980s
249 births
- 1990s
1990s
667 births
- 2000s 252
2000s
252 births
- 2010s 110
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 667 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kirkland 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 Kirkland's total volume
Kirkland by state
Where Kirkland concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 87 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 51 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 32 | 1.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 29 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 28 | 1.3% |
| #6 | California | | 26 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 26 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 20 | 0.9% |
87 of 2,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Kirkland appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kirkland's data
- Kirkland's decade-level peak was the 1990s (667 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Kirklands (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kirkland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1914–2024 (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 Kirkland 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.