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 37,040
Peak Year 1961 2017
Peak Year Births 15 2,694
Peak Decade 1960ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kinney King
1880ss — 229
1890ss — 233
1900ss — 277
1910ss — 795
1920ss 23 998
1930ss 27 801
1940ss 54 818
1950ss 79 708
1960ss 90 453
1970ss 32 316
1980ss 39 335
1990ss 10 439
2000ss — 1,950
2010ss — 20,432
2020ss — 8,256

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kinney King
2014 — 2,438
2015 — 2,567
2016 — 2,671
2017 — 2,694
2018 — 2,612
2019 — 2,471
2020 — 2,264
2021 — 2,054
2022 — 1,653
2023 — 1,284
2024 — 1,001

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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