Kirin
The Story of Kirin
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kirin as a girl name dates back to 1977, when 6 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Kirin — #7,394 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Kirin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kirin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 413 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kirin as a boy name dates back to 1995, when 6 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 39 newborns named Kirin — #3,093 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Kirin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kirin ranks #3,446 for boys with 34 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). All told, over 611 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kirin
Kirin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 611 births in the dataset. Kirin's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,093. Use the chart and map above to compare Kirin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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