US rank #7299 Girls' name Peak 1973 1,411 births

Kina — #7299 US girls' name

1,411 babies named Kina in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s271960s2451970s3921980s2481990s1282000s1762010s1222020s73
#7299
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Kina was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

46 babies were named Kina in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,411 babies named Kina between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kina currently holds the #7299 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 392 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 79 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kina in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,411 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,411

Since 1952

73 years of records

Peak year

1973

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#7,299

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1952

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1952

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1973)
46
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Kina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
392 births that decade — 28% of Kina's all-time total
1950s271960s2451970s3921980s2481990s1282000s1762010s1222020s73

Kina by state

Where Kina concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Kina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
79 5.6%
#2 California
46 3.3%
#3 Texas
18 1.3%
#4 Alabama
5 0.4%
#5 Georgia
5 0.4%
#6 Missouri
5 0.4%
Illinois share of Kina's total US births 5.6%
Even split

79 of 1,411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kina?
1,411 babies have been named Kina since 1952. It currently ranks #7299 among girls. The peak year was 1973 with 46 births.
When was Kina most popular?
Kina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 392 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Kina most popular?
The top states for the name Kina are Illinois (79 births), California (46 births), Texas (18 births).
How long has the name Kina been used?
Kina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 73 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kinsley, Kinley, Kinsey, Kinslee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1952–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.