Girls' name · since 1998
Kinleigh
2,155 babies named Kinleigh 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.
- #4,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,369 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,155
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kinleigh is the #3369 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,155 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinleigh has been recorded 2,155 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #3369 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #4,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,369 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,155 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinleigh ranks #4,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,369 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,155 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,369 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,155
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kinleigh's 2,155 recorded births place it above 93.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kinleigh compares
2,155 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Kinleigh's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kinleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,155 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 233 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kinleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kinleigh's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 233, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kinleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 233
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kinleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,540 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Kinleigh's strongest decade.
1,540 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Kinleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 254
2000s
254 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,540 births
- 2020s 349
2020s
349 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,540 births (71% of all-time use).
How Kinleigh 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 Kinleigh's total volume
Kinleigh by state
Where Kinleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 216 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 83 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 83 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 76 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 73 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 68 | 3.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 66 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 65 | 3.0% |
216 of 2,155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Kinleigh appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kinleigh's data
- Kinleigh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,540 total births); usage has since declined to 349 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kinleighs (216 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 Kinleigh: 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 Kinleigh 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.