Kinte vs Kingston

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

Name A

Kinte

Boy name

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Name B

Kingston

Boy name · Rank #177

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Metric Kinte Kingston
Current Rank Unranked #177
Total Births (all years) 213 46,406
Peak Year 1977 2021
Peak Year Births 104 3,410
Peak Decade 1970ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Kinte Kingston
1910ss — 5
1920ss — 9
1930ss — 10
1940ss — 31
1950ss — 19
1960ss — 7
1970ss 153 28
1980ss 25 61
1990ss 23 190
2000ss 12 4,528
2010ss — 25,651
2020ss — 15,867

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kinte Kingston
2014 — 2,602
2015 — 2,971
2016 — 3,149
2017 — 3,087
2018 — 3,383
2019 — 3,295
2020 — 3,182
2021 — 3,410
2022 — 2,922
2023 — 2,534
2024 — 2,094
2025 — 1,725

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, 1976–2003.

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