Recorded 1919–1982 Boys' name Peak 1930 175 births

Kinneth — boys' name

175 babies named Kinneth in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s241930s581940s401950s201960s111970s111980s6
1930s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kinneth was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kinneth in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kinneth

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Kinneth between 1919 and 1982, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kinneth currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kinneth performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kinneth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kinneth 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 175 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.

Kinneth at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

175

Since 1919

64 years of records

Peak year

1930

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1919

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1982

Kinneth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1919

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1930)
13
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
468101214 19821960195219451937193319281919 5

Kinneth by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
58 births that decade — 33% of Kinneth's all-time total
1910s51920s241930s581940s401950s201960s111970s111980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinneth?
175 babies have been named Kinneth since 1919. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1930 with 13 births.
When was Kinneth most popular?
Kinneth was most popular in the 1930s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Kinneth been used?
Kinneth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 64 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Kinneth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kingston, King, Kingsley, Kingsten, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1919–1982 (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.