Boys' name · since 1997
Kyden
1,655 babies named Kyden in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,714 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,867 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,655
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,655 babies have been named Kyden since 1997, making it today's #2867 boys' name.
Kyden has 1,655 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2867 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #3,714 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,867 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,655 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyden ranks #3,714 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,867 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,655 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,714 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,867 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,655
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyden's 1,655 recorded births place it above 91.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kyden compares
1,655 Top 24% higher than 76% of 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
Kyden's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,655 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kyden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kyden's full recorded timeline at 2012, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 109 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kyden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kyden popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 2004 (Kyden as girls' name)
Kyden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (923 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Kyden's strongest decade.
923 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kyden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 333
2000s
333 births
- 2010s
2010s
923 births
- 2020s
2020s
392 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 923 births (56% of all-time use).
How Kyden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kyden's total volume
Kyden by state
Where Kyden concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 118 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 112 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 41 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Utah | | 31 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 30 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.0% |
118 of 1,655 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Kyden appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kyden's data
- Kyden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (923 total births) through the 2020s (392) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kydens (118 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kyden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Kyden 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.