US rank #1550 Boys' name Peak 2021 2,268 births

Kyng — #1550 US boys' name

2,268 babies named Kyng in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1550
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Kyng was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

256 babies were named Kyng in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyng

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,268 babies named Kyng between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kyng currently holds the #1550 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 256 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyng performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,246 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kyng shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 271 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Kyng in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyng 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 2,268 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.

Kyng at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,268

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2021

256 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,550

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kyng popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
256
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Kyng by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,246 births that decade — 55% of Kyng's all-time total
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Kyng by state

Where Kyng concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kyng
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
271 11.9%
#2 Florida
247 10.9%
#3 Georgia
169 7.5%
#4 North Carolina
127 5.6%
#5 New York
118 5.2%
#6 Illinois
81 3.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
68 3.0%
#8 Louisiana
66 2.9%
Texas share of Kyng's total US births 11.9%
Even split

271 of 2,268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Kyng appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyng?
2,268 babies have been named Kyng since 2006. It currently ranks #1550 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 256 births.
When was Kyng most popular?
Kyng was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,246 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Kyng most popular?
The top states for the name Kyng are Texas (271 births), Florida (247 births), Georgia (169 births).
How long has the name Kyng been used?
Kyng has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kyng?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyngston, Kynan, Kyndall, Kyndal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2006–2024 (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.