Kinney vs King

Side-by-side comparison of Kinney and King - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kinney

Boy name

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Name B

King

Boy name · Rank #342

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Metric Kinney King
Current Rank Unranked #342
Total Births (all years) 354 37,850
Peak Year 1961 2017
Peak Year Births 15 2,696
Peak Decade 1960s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kinney King
1880s - 229
1890s - 233
1900s - 277
1910s - 795
1920s 23 998
1930s 27 801
1940s 54 818
1950s 79 708
1960s 90 454
1970s 32 316
1980s 39 335
1990s 10 439
2000s - 1,950
2010s - 20,440
2020s - 9,057

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kinney King
2014 - 2,438
2015 - 2,568
2016 - 2,672
2017 - 2,696
2018 - 2,613
2019 - 2,473
2020 - 2,268
2021 - 2,055
2022 - 1,656
2023 - 1,286
2024 - 1,006
2025 - 786

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1922–1993.

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