Girls' name · since 1977

Kinzie

Kinzie has 1,639 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#5,384 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,150 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,639
born since 1977
2010s
peak decade

1,639 babies have been named Kinzie since 1977, making it today's #5150 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Kinzie recorded 1,639 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #5150 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.

  • #5,384 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,150 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,639 born since 1977
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinzie ranks #5,384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,150 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,639 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,384 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,150 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,639
born since 1977
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%70.2%
Kinzie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kinzie's 1,639 recorded births place it above 92.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

15 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Kinzie compares

1,639 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Kinzie's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kinzie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,639 376 567,345
Peak-year births 84 21 19,840

Kinzie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kinzie's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 84, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kinzie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
84
Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
020406080100 197719841990199620022008201420202025 25

Kinzie by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (610 births, 37% of the file).

2010s was Kinzie's strongest decade.

610 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Kinzie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 610 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Kinzie 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 Kinzie's total volume

Kinzie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -52, 5.5%-29, 7.2%-25, 8.2%-31, 6.8%-50, 6.7%-57, 7.2%-110, 4.6%-75, 4.3%-42, 6.5%-78, 7.6%-144, 2.8%-59, 6.5%-114, 2.5%-53, 7.2%-67, 4.2%Kinzie-49, 5.1%Kinzie
Kinzie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kinzie by state

Where Kinzie concentrates geographically, total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kinzie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
94 5.7%
#2 Illinois
59 3.6%
#3 California
38 2.3%
#4 Oklahoma
28 1.7%
#5 Indiana
21 1.3%
#6 Ohio
20 1.2%
#7 Missouri
12 0.7%
#8 Iowa
10 0.6%
Texas share of Kinzie's total US births 5.7%
Even split

94 of 1,639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Kinzie appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinzie?
Kinzie has been given to 1,639 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,384 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #5,150 of 17,297. 84 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
Where does Kinzie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinzie ranks #5,384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,150 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kinzie most popular?
Kinzie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 610 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Kinzie most popular?
The top states for the name Kinzie are Texas (94 births), Illinois (59 births), California (38 births).
How long has the name Kinzie been used?
The SSA has tracked Kinzie since 1977 -- 49 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kinzie?
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.

What to do with Kinzie's data

  • Kinzie's decade-level peak was the 2010s (610 total births); usage has since declined to 168 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Kinzies (94 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.

Keep exploring Kinzie

Nearby Names Like Kinzie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kinzie

Names with a similar popularity rank to Kinzie

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kinzie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1977–2025 (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 Kinzie 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.