Boys' name · since 2014
Kuyper
35 babies named Kuyper in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,741 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,601 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 35
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kuyper is the #11601 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 35 recorded since 2014.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kuyper has been recorded 35 times among boys since 2014, currently ranked #11601 nationally and more common than 17% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #24,741 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,601 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 35 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kuyper ranks #24,741 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,601 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 35 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,741 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,601 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 35
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kuyper's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kuyper compares
35 13th percentile among 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
Kuyper's all-time total is 91% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kuyper | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kuyper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kuyper's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kuyper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Kuyper by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (24 births, 69% of the file).
2010s was Kuyper's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Kuyper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (69% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kuyper's data
- Kuyper's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kuyper
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kuyper
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kuyper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2014–2025 (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 Kuyper 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.