Recorded 1973–1984 Girls' name Peak 1975 38 births

Kinyetta — girls' name

38 babies named Kinyetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s10

The verdict

38 girls have been named Kinyetta since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1984.

38
total births
1973–1984
years on record
1970s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Kinyetta was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kinyetta in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kinyetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Kinyetta between 1973 and 1984, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kinyetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kinyetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kinyetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kinyetta 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 38 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.

Kinyetta at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

38

Since 1973

12 years of records

Peak year

1975

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1973

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1984

Kinyetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1973

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1975)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Kinyetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
28 births that decade — 74% of Kinyetta's all-time total
1970s281980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinyetta?
38 babies have been named Kinyetta since 1973. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1975 with 9 births.
When was Kinyetta most popular?
Kinyetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Kinyetta been used?
Kinyetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 12 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Kinyetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kinsley, Kinley, Kinsey, Kinslee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–1984 (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.