Boys' name · since 2009
Kuzey
Kuzey has 168 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,021 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,366 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kuzey currently ranks #5366 among boys' names in America, with 168 babies recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Kuzey recorded 168 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #5366 nationally today, ahead of 61% 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 2009 to 2025.
- #14,021 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,366 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 168 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kuzey ranks #14,021 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,366 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 168 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,021 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,366 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kuzey's 168 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kuzey compares
168 35th 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
Kuzey's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kuzey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 168 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kuzey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kuzey's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kuzey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Kuzey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Kuzey's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Kuzey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (61% of all-time use).
Kuzey by state
Where Kuzey concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 12 | 7.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 3.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 3.0% |
12 of 168 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kuzey's data
- Kuzey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Kuzeys (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kuzey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Kuzey 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.