Boys' name · since 1970

Kyriakos

Kyriakos has 162 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#14,249 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,307 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
162
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade

Kyriakos currently ranks #12307 among boys' names in America, with 162 babies recorded since 1970.

Kyriakos has 162 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12307 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.

  • #14,249 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,307 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 162 born since 1970
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyriakos ranks #14,249 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,307 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 162 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.

#14,249 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,307 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
162
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%11.6%
Kyriakos vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kyriakos's 162 recorded births place it above 68.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Kyriakos compares

162 34th 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

Kyriakos's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kyriakos Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 162 369 358,536
Peak-year births 12 34 22,252

Kyriakos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kyriakos's full recorded timeline at 1986, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kyriakos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1976)
12
Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
468101214 1970197519811986199420062025 5

Kyriakos by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (61 births, 38% of the file).

1970s was Kyriakos's strongest decade.

61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Kyriakos births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 61 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Kyriakos by state

Where Kyriakos concentrates geographically, total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kyriakos
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
13 8.0%
New York share of Kyriakos's total US births 8.0%

13 of 162 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyriakos?
Since 1970, Social Security records show 162 babies named Kyriakos. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #14,249 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #12,307 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 1976, with 12 births.
Where does Kyriakos sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyriakos ranks #14,249 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,307 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kyriakos most popular?
Kyriakos was most popular in the 1970s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Kyriakos most popular?
The top states for the name Kyriakos are New York (13 births).
How long has the name Kyriakos been used?
Records for Kyriakos go back to 1970, giving 56 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kyriakos?
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.

What to do with Kyriakos's data

  • Kyriakos's decade-level peak was the 1970s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Kyriakoss (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

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 Kyriakos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1970–2025 (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 Kyriakos 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.