Kior
Boy name · #2166 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Kior? In official American birth records, Kior has been tracked continuously since 2020, giving it 5 years of documented American history.
In 2025, 67 baby boys were named Kior, placing it at #2166 in the official national rankings. It has appeared in the national data since 2020. Roughly one in every 26,866 boys born in 2025 was named Kior.
The 5-year story
Kior first appears in the Social Security records in 2020, when 9 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 67 babies and a rank of #2145. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Kior per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kior in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Kior is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Kior will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Kior is most common
State-level data for Kior is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Kior
Statistically, parents drawn to Kior tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kaior, Elior, Savior, Kyzir, and Kyzeir.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kior | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #2145 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2236 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4886 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5874 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5776 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8067 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Kior?
In official American birth records, the name Kior first appeared in 2020 (over 5 years ago), when 9 newborn boys received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 5 years.
Is Kior a popular boy name?
Kior ranked #2166 among boys in 2025 with 67 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Kior most popular?
Kior peaked in 2025, when 67 American boys received the name (ranked #2145 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kior?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 26,866 newborn American boys was named Kior. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.