Boys' name · since 2005
Kyston
Kyston has 150 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,929 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 150
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
150 babies have been named Kyston since 2005, making it today's #12929 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kyston recorded 150 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #12929 nationally today, ahead of 7% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #14,756 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,929 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 150 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyston ranks #14,756 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,929 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 150 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,929 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 150
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyston's 150 recorded births place it above 67.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kyston compares
150 33rd 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
Kyston's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 150 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kyston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kyston's full recorded timeline at 2016, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kyston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Kyston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (72 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Kyston's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kyston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 72 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kyston's data
- Kyston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2005–2025 (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 Kyston 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.