Girls' name · since 1998
Kinlee
Kinlee has 2,681 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,504 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,681
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,681 babies have been named Kinlee since 1998, making it today's #2504 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kinlee recorded 2,681 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #2504 nationally today, ahead of 86% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #3,859 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,504 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,681 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinlee ranks #3,859 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,504 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,681 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,504 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,681
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kinlee's 2,681 recorded births place it above 94.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kinlee compares
2,681 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kinlee's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kinlee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,681 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 235 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kinlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kinlee's full recorded timeline at 2012, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 235 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kinlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 235
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kinlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,763 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Kinlee's strongest decade.
1,763 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Kinlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 420
2000s
420 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,763 births
- 2020s 473
2020s
473 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,763 births (66% of all-time use).
How Kinlee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kinlee's total volume
Kinlee by state
Where Kinlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 304 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 118 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 96 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 93 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 93 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 84 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 84 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Utah | | 80 | 3.0% |
304 of 2,681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Kinlee appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kinlee's data
- Kinlee's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,763 total births); usage has since declined to 473 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kinlees (304 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kinlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kinlee 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 August 2026.