Girls' name · since 1952
Kindra
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 3,883 babies named Kindra, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,422 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,883
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kindra is the #13422 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,883 recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Kindra recorded 3,883 times among girls since 1952, holding rank #13422 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #3,046 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,422 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,883 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kindra ranks #3,046 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,422 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,883 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,422 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,883
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kindra's 3,883 recorded births place it above 95.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kindra compares
3,883 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kindra's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kindra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,883 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 152 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kindra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kindra's full recorded timeline at 1988, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 152 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kindra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 152
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Kindra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,230 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Kindra's strongest decade.
1,230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kindra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 348
1960s
348 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,006 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,230 births
- 1990s
1990s
794 births
- 2000s 345
2000s
345 births
- 2010s 69
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,230 births (32% of all-time use).
How Kindra 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 Kindra's total volume
Kindra by state
Where Kindra concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 398 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 218 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Washington | | 135 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 98 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 95 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 93 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 90 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 68 | 1.8% |
398 of 3,883 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Kindra appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kindra's data
- Kindra's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,230 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kindras (398 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kindra
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kindra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Kindra 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.