Recorded 1976–2005 Boys' name Peak 1993 97 births

Kiwan — boys' name

97 babies named Kiwan in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s211990s452000s19
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kiwan was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kiwan in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiwan

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Kiwan between 1976 and 2005, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kiwan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiwan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kiwan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiwan 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.

Kiwan at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

97

Since 1976

30 years of records

Peak year

1993

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1976

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2005

Kiwan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1976

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1993)
10
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 2005200119971995198819811976 5

Kiwan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
45 births that decade — 46% of Kiwan's all-time total
1970s121980s211990s452000s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiwan?
97 babies have been named Kiwan since 1976. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1993 with 10 births.
When was Kiwan most popular?
Kiwan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Kiwan been used?
Kiwan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 30 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Kiwan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiwane, Kiwon. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.