Unisex name · since 1964
Kindle
Kindle has 540 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 540
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
540 girls have been named Kindle since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kindle has been recorded 540 times among girls since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2023.
- #11,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 540 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kindle ranks #11,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 540 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 540
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kindle's 540 recorded births place it above 84.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kindle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kindle's full recorded timeline at 2001, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kindle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2023
- Peak year (2011)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Kindle popularity over time - boys
42 total births recorded since 1985 (Kindle as boys' name)
Kindle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Kindle's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kindle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kindle 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 Kindle's total volume
Kindle by state
Where Kindle concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 25 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
25 of 540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kindle's data
- Kindle's decade-level peak was the 2010s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kindles (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kindle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1964–2023 (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 Kindle 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.