US rank #2807 Girls' name Peak 2014 2,609 births

Kinlee — #2807 US girls' name

2,609 babies named Kinlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s252000s4202010s17622020s402
#2807
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Kinlee was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

235 babies were named Kinlee in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kinlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,609 babies named Kinlee between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kinlee currently holds the #2807 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 235 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kinlee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,762 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kinlee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 294 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Kinlee in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kinlee 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 2,609 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.

Kinlee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,609

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2014

235 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,807

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kinlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
235
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Kinlee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,762 births that decade — 68% of Kinlee's all-time total
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Kinlee by state

Where Kinlee concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kinlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
294 11.3%
#2 Oklahoma
118 4.5%
#3 Kentucky
95 3.6%
#4 Ohio
93 3.6%
#5 Tennessee
88 3.4%
#6 Indiana
84 3.2%
#7 Missouri
84 3.2%
#8 Utah
80 3.1%
Texas share of Kinlee's total US births 11.3%
Even split

294 of 2,609 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Kinlee appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinlee?
2,609 babies have been named Kinlee since 1998. It currently ranks #2807 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 235 births.
When was Kinlee most popular?
Kinlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,762 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Kinlee most popular?
The top states for the name Kinlee are Texas (294 births), Oklahoma (118 births), Kentucky (95 births).
How long has the name Kinlee been used?
Kinlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kinlee?
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.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.