Girls' name · since 1962

Kindy

Kindy has 31 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

31
total births
1962–2023
years on record
1980s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade

Kindy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 31 have been recorded since 1962.

Kindy has 31 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2023.

  • 31 total births
  • 1962–2023 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 48% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kindy's 31 recorded births place it above 44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kindy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kindy's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kindy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
4.555.566.5 196219771980198419852023 5

Kindy by decade

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

1980s was Kindy's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Kindy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kindy?
Since 1962, Social Security records show 31 babies named Kindy. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 1977, with 6 births.
When was Kindy most popular?
Kindy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Kindy been used?
Records for Kindy go back to 1962, giving 62 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Kindy?
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.

What to do with Kindy's data

  • Kindy's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1962–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kindy: Baby Name Since 1962 - 31 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kindy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kindy 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 July 2026.