Boys' name · since 1919
Kinneth
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 175 babies named Kinneth, peaking in 1930. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 175
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Kinneth is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 175 have been recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinneth has been recorded 175 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1982.
- #13,789 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 175 born since 1919
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinneth ranks #13,789 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 175 born since 1919, peaking in the 1930s.
- #13,789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 175
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Kinneth's 175 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kinneth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kinneth's full recorded timeline at 1942, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kinneth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1982
- Peak year (1930)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Kinneth by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (58 births, 33% of the file).
1930s was Kinneth's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kinneth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1930s
1930s
58 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 58 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kinneth's data
- Kinneth's decade-level peak was the 1930s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kinneth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1919–1982 (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 Kinneth 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.