US rank #9645 Girls' name Peak 1973 315 births

Kinda — #9645 US girls' name

315 babies named Kinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s371970s1001980s351990s112000s112010s822020s34
#9645
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Kinda was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kinda in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 315 babies named Kinda between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kinda currently holds the #9645 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kinda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kinda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kinda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kinda 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 315 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.

Kinda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

315

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

1973

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#9,645

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1973)
15
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
05101520 202420192014200419831978197319661959 5

Kinda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
100 births that decade — 32% of Kinda's all-time total
1950s51960s371970s1001980s351990s112000s112010s822020s34

Kinda by state

Where Kinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 3.2%
New York share of Kinda's total US births 3.2%

10 of 315 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinda?
315 babies have been named Kinda since 1959. It currently ranks #9645 among girls. The peak year was 1973 with 15 births.
When was Kinda most popular?
Kinda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Kinda most popular?
The top states for the name Kinda are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Kinda been used?
Kinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kinda?
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, 1959–2024 (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.