Boys' name · since 1981
Kuan
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Kuan, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kuan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 24 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kuan has been recorded 24 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2005.
- #27,555 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 24 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kuan ranks #27,555 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kuan's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kuan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kuan splits its recorded history at 2002: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kuan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2005
- Peak year (2005)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kuan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Kuan's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kuan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (54% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kuan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1981–2005 (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 Kuan 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.