Boys' name · since 2006
Kyng
2,367 babies named Kyng in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,977 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,687 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,367
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kyng is the #1687 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,367 recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyng has been recorded 2,367 times among boys since 2006, currently ranked #1687 nationally and more common than 88% 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 2006 to 2025.
- #2,977 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,687 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,367 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyng ranks #2,977 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,687 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,367 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,977 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,687 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,367
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyng's 2,367 recorded births place it above 93.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kyng compares
2,367 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Kyng's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyng | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,367 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 256 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kyng's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kyng's full recorded timeline at 2016, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 256 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kyng popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 256
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kyng by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,246 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Kyng's strongest decade.
1,246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Kyng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,246 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,083 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,246 births (53% of all-time use).
How Kyng 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 Kyng's total volume
Kyng by state
Where Kyng concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 282 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 258 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 176 | 7.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 132 | 5.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 124 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 81 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 73 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 66 | 2.8% |
282 of 2,367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Kyng appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kyng's data
- Kyng's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,246 total births) through the 2020s (1,083) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kyngs (282 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kyng: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Kyng 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.