Girls' name · since 1968
Kinsey
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 7,818 babies named Kinsey, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,079 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,818
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
7,818 babies have been named Kinsey since 1968, making it today's #3079 girls' name.
Kinsey has 7,818 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3079 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #1,934 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,079 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,818 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinsey ranks #1,934 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,079 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,818 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,079 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,818
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kinsey's 7,818 recorded births place it above 97.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kinsey compares
7,818 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kinsey's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kinsey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,818 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 313 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kinsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kinsey's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 313, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kinsey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 313
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Kinsey popularity over time - boys
295 total births recorded since 1917 (Kinsey as boys' name)
Kinsey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,514 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Kinsey's strongest decade.
2,514 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kinsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 87
1970s
87 births
- 1980s 674
1980s
674 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,976 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,514 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,001 births
- 2020s 561
2020s
561 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,514 births (32% of all-time use).
How Kinsey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kinsey's total volume
Kinsey by state
Where Kinsey concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 965 | 12.3% |
| #2 | California | | 470 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 352 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 327 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 294 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 282 | 3.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 238 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 196 | 2.5% |
965 of 7,818 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Kinsey appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kinsey's data
- Kinsey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,514 total births); usage has since declined to 561 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kinseys (965 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kinsey: 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 (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Kinsey 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.