Girls' name · since 1999
Kynsley
984 babies named Kynsley in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,505 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 984
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kynsley is the #3505 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 984 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Kynsley recorded 984 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #3505 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #7,608 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,505 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 984 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kynsley ranks #7,608 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,505 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 984 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,505 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 984
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kynsley's 984 recorded births place it above 89.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kynsley compares
984 Top 32% higher than 68% of 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
Kynsley's all-time total is 162% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kynsley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 984 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kynsley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kynsley splits its recorded history at 2015: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 90 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kynsley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kynsley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (607 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Kynsley's strongest decade.
607 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Kynsley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
607 births
- 2020s
2020s
328 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 607 births (62% of all-time use).
How Kynsley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kynsley's total volume
Kynsley by state
Where Kynsley concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 114 | 11.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 46 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 38 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 29 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #7 | California | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
114 of 984 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Kynsley appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kynsley's data
- Kynsley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (607 total births) through the 2020s (328) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kynsleys (114 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kynsley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Kynsley 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.