Boys' name · since 1980
Kiyon
568 babies named Kiyon in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,320 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,099 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 568
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
568 babies have been named Kiyon since 1980, making it today's #5099 boys' name.
Kiyon has 568 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5099 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #7,320 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,099 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 568 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiyon ranks #7,320 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,099 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 568 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,320 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,099 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 568
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kiyon's 568 recorded births place it above 83.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Kiyon compares
568 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kiyon's all-time total is 54% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiyon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 568 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kiyon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kiyon splits its recorded history at 2009: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kiyon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Kiyon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (248 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Kiyon's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kiyon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 61
1990s
61 births
- 2000s
2000s
138 births
- 2010s
2010s
248 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 248 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kiyon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kiyon's total volume
Kiyon by state
Where Kiyon concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 13 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 13 | 2.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
13 of 568 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kiyon's data
- Kiyon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (248 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Kiyons (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Kiyon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Kiyon 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.