Boys' name · since 1996

Kisean

Kisean has 63 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

63
total births
1996–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade

Kisean sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 63 recorded since 1996.

Kisean has 63 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2012.

  • 63 total births
  • 1996–2012 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 67% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kisean's 63 recorded births place it above 55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kisean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kisean's full recorded timeline at 2003, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kisean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4681012 1996199720002001200220032004200520102012 6

Kisean by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Kisean's strongest decade.

42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Kisean births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 42 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kisean?
Kisean has been given to 63 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 10 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
When was Kisean most popular?
Kisean was most popular in the 2000s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Kisean been used?
The SSA has tracked Kisean since 1996 -- 17 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Kisean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kishan, Kishawn, Kishon, Kishaun, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kisean's data

  • Kisean's decade-level peak was the 2000s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1996–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kisean: Baby Name Since 1996 - 63 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kisean. 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 Kisean 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.