Boys' name · since 1954
Kord
467 babies named Kord in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,212 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,855 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 467
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kord is the #9855 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 467 recorded since 1954.
Social Security Administration records show Kord recorded 467 times among boys since 1954, holding rank #9855 nationally today, ahead of 29% 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 1954 to 2025.
- #8,212 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,855 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 467 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kord ranks #8,212 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,855 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 467 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,212 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,855 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 467
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kord's 467 recorded births place it above 81.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kord compares
467 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Kord's all-time total is 27% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kord | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 467 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kord's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kord's full recorded timeline at 2000, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kord popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Kord by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (129 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Kord's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kord births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 129 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kord's data
- Kord's decade-level peak was the 2010s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Kord: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Kord 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.