Boys' name · since 1958
Kinny
Kinny has 20 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,095 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1958
- 1950s
- peak decade
20 boys have been named Kinny since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinny has been recorded 20 times among boys since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1988.
- #29,095 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 1958
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinny ranks #29,095 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1958, peaking in the 1950s.
- #29,095 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1958
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kinny's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kinny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kinny splits its recorded history at 1975: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births).
Kinny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1988
- Peak year (1958)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kinny by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (5 births, 25% of the file).
1950s was Kinny's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kinny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 5 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kinny's data
- Kinny's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kinny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1958–1988 (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 Kinny 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.