Unisex name · since 1971
Kindell
Kindell has 174 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
174 girls have been named Kindell since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kindell has been recorded 174 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2015.
- #21,261 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 174 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kindell ranks #21,261 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kindell's 174 recorded births place it above 70.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kindell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kindell's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kindell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2015
- Peak year (2006)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2015.
174 total births across 45 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 10 births in a single year.
Kindell popularity over time - boys
52 total births recorded since 1971 (Kindell as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Kindell accounts for 23% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kindell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (55 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Kindell's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kindell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55 births (32% of all-time use).
Kindell decade highlights
- Peak decade 55 births
- Runner-up 52 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Kindell's data
- Kindell's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2010s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kindell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1971–2015 (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 Kindell 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.
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