Total births
68
Unisex name · since 2017
Kuiper
68 babies named Kuiper in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9760
- among boys today
- 68
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
68 babies have been named Kuiper since 2017, making it today's #9760 unisex name.
Kuiper has 68 recorded births among boys since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9760 as of the latest data, more common than 32% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2024.
- #9760 among boys today
- 68 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kuiper is currently the #9760 unisex name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 68 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9760
- among boys today
- 68
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Kuiper vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9760
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Kuiper was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
22 babies were named Kuiper in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Kuiper compares
68 20th percentile among 14,294 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
Kuiper's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kuiper | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 68 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 23 | 22,252 |
Kuiper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kuiper's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kuiper at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#9,760
Active since
2017
Kuiper popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Kuiper popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2025 (Kuiper as girls' name)
Kuiper by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kuiper's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Kuiper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 46 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kuiper? ▼
Kuiper has been given to 68 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #9760 as of the latest data. 22 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Kuiper most popular? ▼
Kuiper was most popular in the 2020s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Is Kuiper a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Kuiper is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 68 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Kuiper been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kuiper since 2017 -- 8 years through the most recent 2024 data.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kuiper: #9760 Unisex Name - 68 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kuiper. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kuiper 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 June 2026.