Boys' name · since 1935
Kin
Kin has 271 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 271
- born since 1935
- 1980s
- peak decade
271 boys have been named Kin since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kin has 271 recorded births among boys since 1935, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2023.
- #11,216 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 271 born since 1935
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kin ranks #11,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 271 born since 1935, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 271
- born since 1935
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kin's 271 recorded births place it above 75.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kin's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2023
- Peak year (1989)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Kin popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1982 (Kin as girls' name)
Kin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (68 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Kin's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
35 births
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 68 births (25% of all-time use).
Kin by state
Where Kin concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 271 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kin's data
- Kin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~88 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1935–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.