Boys' name · since 1989
Kiry
20 babies named Kiry in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kiry is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 20 have been recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Kiry recorded 20 times among boys since 1989, 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 1989 to 1991.
- #29,096 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiry ranks #29,096 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kiry's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kiry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiry's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiry popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1991
- Peak year (1990)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Kiry by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).
1990s was Kiry's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Kiry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kiry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1989–1991 (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 Kiry 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.