Unisex name · since 1976
Kinte
213 babies named Kinte in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 213
- total births
- 1976–2003
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
Kinte sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 213 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinte has been recorded 213 times among boys since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2003.
- 213 total births
- 1976–2003 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 72% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kinte's 213 recorded births place it above 72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Kinte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kinte's full recorded timeline at 1982, 20% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 80% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 104 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kinte popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2003
- Peak year (1977)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kinte popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 1977 (Kinte as girls' name)
Kinte by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kinte's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Kinte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
153 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 153 births (72% of all-time use).
Kinte by state
Where Kinte concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 13 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 10 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 4.7% |
| #4 | California | | 8 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 8 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 6 | 2.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 6 | 2.8% |
13 of 213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Kinte appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kinte's data
- Kinte's decade-level peak was the 1970s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kintes (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1976–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kinte: Baby Name Since 1976 - 213 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kinte. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kinte 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 July 2026.