Girls' name · since 1984

Kinjal

87 babies named Kinjal in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

87
total births
1984–2014
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade

Kinjal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 87 have been recorded since 1984.

Kinjal has 87 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2014.

  • 87 total births
  • 1984–2014 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 54% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kinjal's 87 recorded births place it above 60% 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.

Kinjal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kinjal splits its recorded history at 1996: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kinjal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
4681012 1984199119941996199920102014 7

Kinjal by decade

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

1990s was Kinjal's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Kinjal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 47 births (54% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinjal?
87 babies have been named Kinjal since 1984. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
When was Kinjal most popular?
Kinjal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Kinjal been used?
The SSA has tracked Kinjal since 1984 -- 31 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Kinjal?
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 Kinjal's data

  • Kinjal's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 2010s (19) -- 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, 1984–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Kinjal: Baby Name Since 1984 - 87 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kinjal. 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 Kinjal 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.