Girls' name · since 2001

Kinaya

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 83 babies named Kinaya, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

83
total births
2001–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
73%
born in that decade

83 girls have been named Kinaya since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kinaya has 83 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.

  • 83 total births
  • 2001–2025 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 73% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kinaya's 83 recorded births place it above 59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kinaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kinaya's full recorded timeline at 2007, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kinaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2009)
12
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
468101214 20012003200420052006200720092010201220232025 5

Kinaya by decade

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

2000s was Kinaya's strongest decade.

61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.

Kinaya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 61 births (73% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinaya?
Since 2001, Social Security records show 83 babies named Kinaya. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 12 births.
When was Kinaya most popular?
Kinaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Kinaya been used?
The SSA has tracked Kinaya since 2001 -- 25 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kinaya?
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.

What to do with Kinaya's data

  • Kinaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kinaya: Baby Name Since 2001 - 83 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kinaya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kinaya 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 July 2026.