Boys' name · since 1984
Klein
370 babies named Klein in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,477 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 370
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Klein is the #5477 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 370 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Klein recorded 370 times among boys since 1984, holding rank #5477 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #9,463 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,477 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 370 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Klein ranks #9,463 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,477 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 370 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,477 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 370
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Klein's 370 recorded births place it above 79.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Klein compares
370 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Klein's all-time total is 0% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Klein | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 370 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Klein's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Klein splits its recorded history at 2008: 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 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Klein popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Klein by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (145 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Klein's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Klein births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 145 births (39% of all-time use).
Klein by state
Where Klein concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 370 births nationwide.
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What to do with Klein's data
- Klein's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kleins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Klein: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Klein 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.