Boys' name · since 1977
Kunta
Kunta has 303 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 303
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
303 boys have been named Kunta since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kunta has 303 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2000.
- #10,515 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 303 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kunta ranks #10,515 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 303 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 303
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kunta's 303 recorded births place it above 76.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Kunta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kunta splits its recorded history at 1980: 7% of all births land in the more recent half, 93% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 215 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kunta popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2000
- Peak year (1977)
- 215
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Kunta popularity over time - girls
8 total births recorded since 1977 (Kunta as girls' name)
Kunta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (283 births, 93% of the file).
1970s was Kunta's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 93% of all-time use.
Kunta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
283 births
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 283 births (93% of all-time use).
Kunta by state
Where Kunta concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 24 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 23 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 18 | 5.9% |
| #4 | California | | 17 | 5.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 15 | 5.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 13 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 12 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 12 | 4.0% |
24 of 303 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Kunta appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kunta's data
- Kunta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (283 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Kuntas (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
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 Kunta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1977–2000 (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 Kunta 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.