Recorded 1984–2014 Girls' name Peak 1987 87 births

Kinjal — girls' name

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.

1980s161990s472000s52010s19

The verdict

87 girls have been named Kinjal since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2014.

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

54% of everyone ever named Kinjal was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kinjal in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kinjal

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Kinjal between 1984 and 2014, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kinjal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kinjal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kinjal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kinjal 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 87 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.

Kinjal at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

87

Since 1984

31 years of records

Peak year

1987

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1984

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2014

Kinjal popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 2014201019991996199419911984 6

Kinjal by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
47 births that decade — 54% of Kinjal's all-time total
1980s161990s472000s52010s19

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?
Kinjal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 31 years of data through 2014.
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.

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, 1984–2014 (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.