Girls' name · since 1974
Kineta
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 60 babies named Kineta, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 60
- total births
- 1974–1985
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Kineta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 60 have been recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kineta has been recorded 60 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1985.
- 60 total births
- 1974–1985 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kineta's 60 recorded births place it above 54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kineta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kineta's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kineta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1985
- Peak year (1979)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Kineta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kineta's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Kineta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 35 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Kineta's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 1980s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1974–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kineta: Baby Name Since 1974 - 60 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kineta. 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 Kineta 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.