Girls' name · since 1955
Kismet
Kismet has 192 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,249 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,197 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 192
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
192 babies have been named Kismet since 1955, making it today's #15197 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kismet recorded 192 times among girls since 1955, holding rank #15197 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #20,249 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,197 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 192 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kismet ranks #20,249 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,197 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 192 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,249 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,197 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 192
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kismet's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kismet compares
192 36th percentile among 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
Kismet's all-time total is 49% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kismet | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 192 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kismet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kismet splits its recorded history at 1979: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kismet popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Kismet popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2017 (Kismet as boys' name)
Kismet by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (65 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Kismet's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kismet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 65 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kismet's data
- Kismet's decade-level peak was the 1970s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kismet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
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, 1955–2025 (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 Kismet 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.