Boys' name · since 2004
Kinnick
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 506 babies named Kinnick, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,659 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 506
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
506 babies have been named Kinnick since 2004, making it today's #8659 boys' name.
Kinnick has 506 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8659 as of the latest data, more common than 38% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #7,845 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,659 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 506 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinnick ranks #7,845 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,659 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 506 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,659 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 506
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kinnick's 506 recorded births place it above 82.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
How Kinnick compares
506 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kinnick's all-time total is 37% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kinnick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 506 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kinnick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kinnick splits its recorded history at 2014: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kinnick popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kinnick popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2013 (Kinnick as girls' name)
Kinnick by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (323 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Kinnick's strongest decade.
323 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Kinnick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 117
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
323 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 323 births (64% of all-time use).
How Kinnick compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kinnick's total volume
Kinnick by state
Where Kinnick concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
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What to do with Kinnick's data
- Kinnick's decade-level peak was the 2010s (323 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Kinnicks (361 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa 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 Kinnick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Kinnick 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.