Kirin Boy
How popular is Kirin?
#4,049 boy name in 2025
26 baby boys were named Kirin in the US in 2025, making it the 4049th most popular boy name.
Kirin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,049 for boys (▼ 946 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 26 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-4% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,881 in 2015, #4,271 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (39 boys) |
| Highest rank | #3,103 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1995 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 83% boys, 17% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kirin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kyren family of names ranked #349 for boys in 2025 (#410 the year before), with 945 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kyren | 504 | 53% |
| Kiran | 155 | 16% |
| Kyrin | 85 | 9% |
| Kyron | 83 | 9% |
| Kyran | 68 | 7% |
| Kirin | 26 | 3% |
| Kiren | 7 | 1% |
| Kyryn | 12 | 1% |
| Kiryn | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kirin is most popular
Babies named Kirin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (22 boys)
Kirin by decade
Boy names about as popular as Kirin
Questions
- Is Kirin a boy or girl name?
- Kirin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 83% of babies named Kirin were boys.
- How popular is the name Kirin?
- 26 baby boys were named Kirin in the US in 2025, making it the 4049th most popular boy name.
- When was Kirin most popular?
- Kirin peaked in 2024, when 39 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,103 in 2024.
- How many people are named Kirin?
- 983 babies have been named Kirin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 973 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Kirin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kirin was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.