Recorded 1900–1964 Boys' name Peak 1953 159 births

Kinnie — boys' name

159 babies named Kinnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s231920s381930s61940s221950s481960s17
1950s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Kinnie was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kinnie in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kinnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Kinnie between 1900 and 1964, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kinnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kinnie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kinnie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kinnie 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 159 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.

Kinnie at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

159

Since 1900

65 years of records

Peak year

1953

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1900

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1964

Kinnie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1900

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1953)
9
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
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Kinnie popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1901 (Kinnie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1901 5

Kinnie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
48 births that decade — 30% of Kinnie's all-time total
1900s51910s231920s381930s61940s221950s481960s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinnie?
159 babies have been named Kinnie since 1900. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1953 with 9 births.
When was Kinnie most popular?
Kinnie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Kinnie been used?
Kinnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 65 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Kinnie?
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, 1900–1964 (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.