Masculine dossier · first seen 1995
Kirin
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
39
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Kirin
How many people are named Kirin?
An estimated 564 living Americans are named Kirin.
How rare is Kirin?
Kirin is very rare among babies today, with 26 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 33.3% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Kirin?
The median age of a living American named Kirin is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 17 years old.
Is Kirin still popular?
Yes — Kirin is currently rising in popularity, with 26 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.1× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Kirin most common?
Kirin has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.0× more often than the national baseline.
1995Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
33.3%
2025
26
All-time
570
Where it lives now
Kirin is most concentrated in California — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Kirin is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.