Kirklin — boys' name

What the Data Says About Kirklin

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Kirklin between 1991 and 2002, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kirklin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirklin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kirklin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirklin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 97 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.