Girls' name · since 2003

Kinzley

2,771 babies named Kinzley in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,786 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,908 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,771
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Kinzley is the #1908 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,771 recorded since 2003.

Social Security Administration records show Kinzley recorded 2,771 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #1908 nationally today, ahead of 89% 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 2003 to 2025.

  • #3,786 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,908 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,771 born since 2003
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinzley ranks #3,786 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,908 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,771 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,786 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,908 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,771
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%88.9%
Kinzley vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kinzley's 2,771 recorded births place it above 94.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

33 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Kinzley compares

2,771 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Kinzley's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kinzley Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,771 376 567,345
Peak-year births 224 21 19,840

Kinzley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kinzley splits its recorded history at 2014: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 224 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kinzley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
224
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
050100150200250 200320062009201220152018202120242025 102

Kinzley by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (1,682 births, 61% of the file).

2010s was Kinzley's strongest decade.

1,682 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Kinzley births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,682 births (61% of all-time use).

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

How Kinzley 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 Kinzley's total volume

Kinzley vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 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 -20, 13%-105, 3.2%-41, 4.5%-130, 5.1%-92, 5.4%-24, 15.3%-46, 5.2%-111, 19.1%-71, 4.4%-28, 8.3%-41, 6.5%-113, 4.6%-36, 7.2%-63, 5.4%-49, 5.7%Kinzley-23, 8.1%Kinzley
Kinzley vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kinzley by state

Where Kinzley concentrates geographically, total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kinzley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
286 10.3%
#2 Ohio
130 4.7%
#3 California
94 3.4%
#4 Iowa
88 3.2%
#5 Oklahoma
80 2.9%
#6 Illinois
79 2.9%
#7 Tennessee
74 2.7%
#8 Indiana
73 2.6%
Texas share of Kinzley's total US births 10.3%
Even split

286 of 2,771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Kinzley appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinzley?
Since 2003, Social Security records show 2,771 babies named Kinzley. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,786 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,908 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 224 births.
Where does Kinzley sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinzley ranks #3,786 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,908 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 Kinzley most popular?
Kinzley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,682 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Kinzley most popular?
The top states for the name Kinzley are Texas (286 births), Ohio (130 births), California (94 births).
How long has the name Kinzley been used?
Kinzley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 23 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kinzley?
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 Kinzley's data

  • Kinzley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,682 total births) through the 2020s (939) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Kinzleys (286 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 Kinzley

Nearby Names Like Kinzley

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Kinzley

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kinzley: 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, 2003–2025 (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 Kinzley 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.