Boys' name · since 2004
Kyen
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 117 babies named Kyen, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,907 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyen currently ranks #12907 among boys' names in America, with 117 babies recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyen has been recorded 117 times among boys since 2004, currently ranked #12907 nationally and more common than 7% 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 2004 to 2025.
- #16,386 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,907 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 117 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyen ranks #16,386 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,907 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 117 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,907 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyen's 117 recorded births place it above 63.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kyen compares
117 28th 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
Kyen's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kyen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kyen's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kyen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kyen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (60 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Kyen's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kyen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 60 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kyen's data
- Kyen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Kyen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Kyen 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.