Boys' name · since 1936
Kinnith
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Kinnith, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
22 boys have been named Kinnith since 1936, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kinnith recorded 22 times among boys since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1959.
- #28,263 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1936
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinnith ranks #28,263 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1936, peaking in the 1940s.
- #28,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
Kinnith's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kinnith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kinnith's full recorded timeline at 1943, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kinnith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1959
- Peak year (1959)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1959.
22 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1959 with 7 births in a single year.
Kinnith by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (10 births, 45% of the file).
1940s was Kinnith's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kinnith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).
Kinnith decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Kinnith's data
- Kinnith's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1950s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kinnith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1936–1959 (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 Kinnith 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.
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