Unisex name · since 2003
Kunga
Kunga has 96 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,694 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 96
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kunga is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 96 have been recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Kunga recorded 96 times among boys since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2024.
- #17,694 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 96 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kunga ranks #17,694 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,694 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 96
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kunga's 96 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kunga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kunga's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kunga popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
96 total births across 22 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 10 births in a single year.
Kunga popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 2011 (Kunga as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Kunga accounts for 18% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kunga by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (49 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Kunga's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kunga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (51% of all-time use).
Kunga decade highlights
- Peak decade 49 births
- Runner-up 37 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Kunga by state
Where Kunga concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 30 | 31.3% |
30 of 96 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 31.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 31.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- Kunga's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kungas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kunga: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2003–2024 (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 Kunga 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.
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