US rank #9725 Boys' name Peak 2022 68 births

Kuiper — #9725 US boys' name

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.

2010s222020s46
#9725
of 14,243 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.

What the Data Says About Kuiper

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Kuiper between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kuiper currently holds the #9725 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kuiper performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kuiper shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kuiper in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 68 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kuiper at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

68

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2022

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#9,725

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kuiper popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
22
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
0510152025 2024202320222021201920182017 6

Kuiper by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
46 births that decade — 68% of Kuiper's all-time total
2010s222020s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kuiper?
68 babies have been named Kuiper since 2017. It currently ranks #9725 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 22 births.
When was Kuiper most popular?
Kuiper was most popular in the 2020s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Kuiper been used?
Kuiper has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.