US rank #1656 Girls' name Peak 2017 2,668 births

Kinzley — #1656 US girls' name

2,668 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.

2000s1502010s16812020s837
#1656
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Kinzley was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

224 babies were named Kinzley in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kinzley

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,668 babies named Kinzley between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kinzley currently holds the #1656 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 224 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kinzley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,681 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kinzley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 277 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kinzley in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kinzley 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 2,668 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.

Kinzley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,668

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2017

224 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,656

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kinzley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
224
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Kinzley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,681 births that decade — 63% of Kinzley's all-time total
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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
277 10.4%
#2 Ohio
123 4.6%
#3 California
85 3.2%
#4 Iowa
82 3.1%
#5 Oklahoma
80 3.0%
#6 Illinois
79 3.0%
#7 Tennessee
74 2.8%
#8 Indiana
73 2.7%
Texas share of Kinzley's total US births 10.4%
Even split

277 of 2,668 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?
2,668 babies have been named Kinzley since 2003. It currently ranks #1656 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 224 births.
When was Kinzley most popular?
Kinzley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,681 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Kinzley most popular?
The top states for the name Kinzley are Texas (277 births), Ohio (123 births), California (85 births).
How long has the name Kinzley been used?
Kinzley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 2003–2024 (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.