Boys' name · since 1977
Kunte
26 babies named Kunte in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kunte sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 26 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kunte has been recorded 26 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1978.
- #26,993 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kunte ranks #26,993 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kunte's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kunte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kunte splits its recorded history at 1978: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1978 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kunte popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1978
- Peak year (1977)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Kunte by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (26 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Kunte's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kunte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 26 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kunte: 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 (~1 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, 1977–1978 (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 Kunte 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.