Recorded 1936–1959 Boys' name Peak 1959 22 births

Kinnith — boys' name

22 babies named Kinnith in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s101950s7

The verdict

22 boys have been named Kinnith since 1936, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1959.

22
total births
1936–1959
years on record
1940s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kinnith was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kinnith in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kinnith

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Kinnith between 1936 and 1959, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kinnith currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kinnith performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kinnith shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kinnith 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 22 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.

Kinnith at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

22

Since 1936

24 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1936

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1959

Kinnith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1936

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Kinnith by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 45% of Kinnith's all-time total
1930s51940s101950s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinnith?
22 babies have been named Kinnith since 1936. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Kinnith most popular?
Kinnith was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Kinnith been used?
Kinnith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 24 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Kinnith?
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, 1936–1959 (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.