Recorded 1962–2023 Girls' name Peak 1977 31 births

Kindy — girls' name

31 babies named Kindy in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

31 girls have been named Kindy since 1962, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2023.

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

48% of everyone ever named Kindy was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kindy in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kindy

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Kindy between 1962 and 2023, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kindy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kindy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kindy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kindy 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 31 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.

Kindy at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

31

Since 1962

62 years of records

Peak year

1977

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1962

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kindy popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Kindy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 48% of Kindy's all-time total
1960s51970s61980s152020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kindy?
31 babies have been named Kindy since 1962. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year 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?
Kindy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 62 years of data 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.

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, 1962–2023 (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.