US rank #1970 Boys' name Peak 2012 3,081 births

Kyran — #1970 US boys' name

3,081 babies named Kyran in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s61950s151960s221970s111980s611990s3142000s8192010s13612020s466
#1970
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kyran was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

189 babies were named Kyran in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyran

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,081 babies named Kyran between 1933 and 2024, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kyran currently holds the #1970 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 189 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyran performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,361 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Kyran shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 229 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kyran in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyran 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 3,081 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.

Kyran at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,081

Since 1933

92 years of records

Peak year

2012

189 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,970

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1933

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kyran popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1933

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
189
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
-50050100150200 202420172010200319961989198219601933 6

Kyran popularity over time — girls

133 total births recorded since 1996 (Kyran as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 133 births
468101214 2018201020072004200119981996 5

Kyran by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,361 births that decade — 44% of Kyran's all-time total
1930s61940s61950s151960s221970s111980s611990s3142000s8192010s13612020s466

Kyran by state

Where Kyran concentrates geographically — total births since 1933

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kyran
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
229 7.4%
#2 California
125 4.1%
#3 Louisiana
116 3.8%
#4 Ohio
107 3.5%
#5 Florida
94 3.1%
#6 Illinois
72 2.3%
#7 Indiana
63 2.0%
#8 Georgia
48 1.6%
Texas share of Kyran's total US births 7.4%
Even split

229 of 3,081 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Kyran appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyran?
3,081 babies have been named Kyran since 1933. It currently ranks #1970 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 189 births.
When was Kyran most popular?
Kyran was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,361 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kyran most popular?
The top states for the name Kyran are Texas (229 births), California (125 births), Louisiana (116 births).
How long has the name Kyran been used?
Kyran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 92 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kyran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyrie, Kyree, Kyron, Kyren, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1933–2024 (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.