Girls' name · since 1979
Kinley
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 19,959 babies named Kinley, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #693 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,959
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kinley currently ranks #693 among girls' names in America, with 19,959 babies recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinley has been recorded 19,959 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #693 nationally and more common than 96% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #1,072 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #693 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,959 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinley ranks #1,072 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #693 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,959 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #693 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,959
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kinley's 19,959 recorded births place it above 98.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kinley compares
19,959 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Kinley's all-time total is 53x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kinley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,959 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,750 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kinley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kinley splits its recorded history at 2005: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 1,750 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kinley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 1,750
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Kinley popularity over time - boys
354 total births recorded since 1917 (Kinley as boys' name)
Kinley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (13,351 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Kinley's strongest decade.
13,351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kinley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 353
1990s
353 births
- 2000s 2,897
2000s
2,897 births
- 2010s
2010s
13,351 births
- 2020s 3,311
2020s
3,311 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13,351 births (67% of all-time use).
How Kinley 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 Kinley's total volume
Kinley by state
Where Kinley concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,248 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 864 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 833 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 786 | 3.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 783 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 742 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 684 | 3.4% |
| #8 | California | | 666 | 3.3% |
2,248 of 19,959 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Kinley appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kinley's data
- Kinley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (13,351 total births); usage has since declined to 3,311 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kinleys (2,248 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 Kinley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Kinley 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.