Recorded 1972–2016 Girls' name Peak 1988 309 births

Kindal — girls' name

309 babies named Kindal in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s751990s552000s1182010s51

The verdict

309 girls have been named Kindal since 1972, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

309
total births
1972–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kindal was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kindal in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kindal

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Kindal between 1972 and 2016, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kindal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kindal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kindal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kindal 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 309 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.

Kindal at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

309

Since 1972

45 years of records

Peak year

1988

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1972

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kindal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1972

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1988)
17
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 20162011200620011996198819801972 5

Kindal by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
118 births that decade — 38% of Kindal's all-time total
1970s101980s751990s552000s1182010s51

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kindal?
309 babies have been named Kindal since 1972. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1988 with 17 births.
When was Kindal most popular?
Kindal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Kindal been used?
Kindal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 45 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kindal?
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.

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, 1972–2016 (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.