Boys' name · since 1913
Kline
238 babies named Kline in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 238
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Kline is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 238 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kline has been recorded 238 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2023.
- #11,962 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 238 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kline ranks #11,962 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 238 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 238
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Kline's 238 recorded births place it above 73.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Kline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kline splits its recorded history at 1936: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kline popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2023
- Peak year (1919)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Kline popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2017 (Kline as girls' name)
Kline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (54 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Kline's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Kline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
54 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 54 births (23% of all-time use).
Kline by state
Where Kline concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 238 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kline's data
- Kline's decade-level peak was the 1920s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Klines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Kline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1913–2023 (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 Kline 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.