girls:
407 births since 1977
#5309 (7th percentile)
boys:
505 births since 1995
#4081 (11th percentile)
overall:
912 births since 1977
#6827 (12th percentile)
The name Kirin is the #6,827 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 912 recorded births since 1977. This represents the 11.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 11.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,081 (11.0% percentile) for all time with 505 births since 1995. For girls, it ranks #5,309 (7.1% percentile) for all time with 407 births since 1977.
Kirin first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1977 (1977 for girls and 1995 for boys). Birth data for Kirin is available in 45 out of the 47 years between 1977 and 2023 (44 years for girls and 27 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Kirin has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (55.4% of all recorded births). In 2023, 70.6% of babies named Kirin were boys. Interestingly, until around 2006, the name was more popular for girls (74.9% girls from 1977 to 2005), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (72.3% boys from 2006 to 2023).
For boys, Kirin reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 3.4% percentile (ranked #886) with 19 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 19 births per million (ranked 3.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kirin ranks #904 for boys (0.8% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 35.0% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Kirin reached its peak popularity in 2011, achieving the 1.3% percentile (ranked #928) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2011, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2016, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kirin ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 32.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kirin".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Kirin. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 77.5% confident that Kirin is pronounced as KIH-rihn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KEE-rihn, at 12.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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