Is Kiri a boy or girl name?

Kiri is a girl’s name. Of the 994 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys.

Kiri

Recorded 1963–2025 · United States

Kiri was most popular in 1984, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,856 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 994 people named Kiri.

Kiri over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kiri’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kiri a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kiri is a girl’s name — 99.5% of the 994 Americans given it were girls and 0.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 96% girls and 4% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org