Kirin is a rare variant of Kieran that peaked in 2011 and remains in steady use.
Kirin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,093 for boy births in the United States (and #8,746 across all names), given to 26 babies. Kirin was first reported in SSA data in 1977 and peaked in 2024 (39 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,093 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | #14,420 | #3,138 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | #16,462 | #7,119 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | #14,514 | #3,383 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | #14,421 | #3,782 |
| 2020 | 28 | 28 | #16,393 | #4,354 |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 | #13,158 | #3,230 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,025 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #15,082 | #6,517 |
| 2016 | 36 | 36 | #10,504 | #4,051 |
| 2015 | 38 | 38 | #9,836 | #3,942 |
| 2014 | 39 | 39 | #11,491 | #3,576 |
| 2013 | 29 | 29 | #9,945 | #5,084 |
| 2012 | 36 | 36 | #10,094 | #4,080 |
| 2011 | 47 | 47 | #7,284 | #3,560 |
| 2010 | 25 | 25 | #18,534 | #4,772 |
| 2009 | 25 | 25 | #16,297 | #5,033 |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | #8,760 | #4,479 |
| 2007 | 39 | 39 | #7,591 | #4,443 |
| 2006 | 33 | 33 | #7,688 | #5,203 |
| 2005 | 26 | 26 | #8,124 | #6,450 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | #11,205 | #5,655 |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | #7,412 | #6,526 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | #9,910 | #5,280 |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | #9,080 | #9,989 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #8,307 | #9,778 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | #8,540 | #8,344 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #9,725 | #9,121 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,442 | — |
| 1996 | 9 | — | #9,202 | — |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #7,805 | #8,395 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #7,894 | — |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #8,381 | — |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,404 | — |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #10,870 | — |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #8,865 | — |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #7,217 | — |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #7,418 | — |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,425 | — |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #9,960 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,739 | — |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,649 | — |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,600 | — |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,550 | — |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #11,217 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,537 | — |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,003 | — |