Boys' name · since 1975
Kiron
282 babies named Kiron in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 282
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
282 boys have been named Kiron since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kiron recorded 282 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2021.
- #10,960 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 282 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiron ranks #10,960 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 282 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 282
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiron's 282 recorded births place it above 75.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kiron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiron's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2021
- Peak year (2004)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Kiron by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (109 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Kiron's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kiron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 109 births (39% of all-time use).
Kiron by state
Where Kiron concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 282 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kiron's data
- Kiron's decade-level peak was the 2000s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kirons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1975–2021 (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 Kiron 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.