Total births
201
Boys' name · since 2009
Kypton
Kypton has 201 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 201
- total births
- 2009–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 80%
- born in that decade
Kypton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 201 recorded since 2009.
Kypton has 201 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2009 to 2022.
- 201 total births
- 2009–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 80% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
201 boys have been named Kypton since 2009, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 201
- total births
- 2009–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 80%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
80% of everyone ever named Kypton was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
42 babies were named Kypton in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Kypton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kypton's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kypton at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2009
Kypton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2022
- Peak year (2010)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Kypton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kypton's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Kypton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 160 births (80% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kypton? ▼
201 babies have been named Kypton since 2009. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2010 with 42 births.
When was Kypton most popular? ▼
Kypton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Kypton been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kypton since 2009 -- 14 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Kypton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyper, Kyptin, Kypten. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Kypton's data
- Kypton's decade-level peak was the 2010s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2009–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kypton: Baby Name Since 2009 - 201 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kypton. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kypton 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 July 2026.