Girls' name · since 1952
Kina
1,425 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.
- #5,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,567 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,425
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,425 babies have been named Kina since 1952, making it today's #7567 girls' name.
Kina has 1,425 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7567 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #5,900 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,567 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,425 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kina ranks #5,900 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,567 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,425 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,567 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,425
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kina's 1,425 recorded births place it above 91.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Kina compares
1,425 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kina's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,425 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kina's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Kina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (392 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Kina's strongest decade.
392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
245 births
- 1970s
1970s
392 births
- 1980s
1980s
248 births
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
176 births
- 2010s 122
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 87
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 392 births (28% of all-time use).
How Kina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kina's total volume
Kina by state
Where Kina concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 79 | 5.5% |
| #2 | California | | 46 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.4% |
79 of 1,425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kina's data
- Kina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (392 total births); usage has since declined to 87 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Kinas (79 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Kina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Kina 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.