Recorded 2009–2023 Unisex name Peak 2012 300 births

Kinsler — boys' name

300 babies named Kinsler in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s82010s2622020s30

The verdict

300 boys have been named Kinsler since 2009, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

300
total births
2009–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
87%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Kinsler was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

64 babies were named Kinsler in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kinsler

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Kinsler between 2009 and 2023, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kinsler currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 64 babies received it in a single year. Kinsler is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 31 additional births since 2012.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kinsler performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 262 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kinsler shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 181 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Kinsler in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kinsler 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 300 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.

Kinsler at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

300

Since 2009

15 years of records

Peak year

2012

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2009

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kinsler popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2009

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
64
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
020406080 20232021201920172015201320112009 8

Kinsler popularity over time — girls

31 total births recorded since 2012 (Kinsler as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 31 births
468101214 2019201420132012 13

Kinsler by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
262 births that decade — 87% of Kinsler's all-time total
2000s82010s2622020s30

Kinsler by state

Where Kinsler concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kinsler
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
181 60.3%
#2 Oklahoma
12 4.0%
Texas share of Kinsler's total US births 60.3%
Even split

181 of 300 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinsler?
300 babies have been named Kinsler since 2009. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 64 births.
When was Kinsler most popular?
Kinsler was most popular in the 2010s decade with 262 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kinsler most popular?
The top states for the name Kinsler are Texas (181 births), Oklahoma (12 births).
Is Kinsler a unisex name?
Yes, Kinsler is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 300 births, and as a girl's name it has 31 births.
How long has the name Kinsler been used?
Kinsler has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 15 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kinsler?
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.

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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, 2009–2023 (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.