Boys' name · since 1991
Kirklin
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 97 babies named Kirklin, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 97
- total births
- 1991–2002
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 87%
- born in that decade
Kirklin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 97 have been recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Kirklin recorded 97 times among boys since 1991, 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 1991 to 2002.
- 97 total births
- 1991–2002 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 87% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kirklin's 97 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kirklin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kirklin's full recorded timeline at 1997, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kirklin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2002
- Peak year (1995)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Kirklin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kirklin's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Kirklin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 84 births (87% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kirklin's data
- Kirklin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1991–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kirklin: Baby Name Since 1991 - 97 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kirklin. 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 Kirklin 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.