Boys' name · since 1995
Kirklen
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Kirklen, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1995–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Kirklen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Kirklen recorded 11 times among boys since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 1998.
- 11 total births
- 1995–1998 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kirklen's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kirklen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kirklen's full recorded timeline at 1998, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kirklen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1998
- Peak year (1995)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Kirklen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kirklen's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kirklen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 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, 1995–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kirklen: Baby Name Since 1995 - 11 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kirklen. 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 Kirklen 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.