Recorded 1987–2025 Girls' name Peak 2008 213 births

Kinga — girls' name

213 babies named Kinga in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s502000s952010s432020s18

The verdict

213 girls have been named Kinga since 1987, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

213
total births
1987–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kinga was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kinga in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kinga

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Kinga between 1987 and 2025, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kinga currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kinga performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kinga shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kinga in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kinga 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 213 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.

Kinga at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

213

Since 1987

39 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1987

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kinga popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1987

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 2025201520102005200119961987 7

Kinga by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
95 births that decade — 45% of Kinga's all-time total
1980s71990s502000s952010s432020s18

Kinga by state

Where Kinga concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kinga
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
22 10.3%
Illinois share of Kinga's total US births 10.3%

22 of 213 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinga?
213 babies have been named Kinga since 1987. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Kinga most popular?
Kinga was most popular in the 2000s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kinga most popular?
The top states for the name Kinga are Illinois (22 births).
How long has the name Kinga been used?
Kinga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 39 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kinga?
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, 1987–2025 (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.