Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2011

Kinsey

Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #3,086 Trend ↓ Falling 27%
Rank 2025
#3,086
among girls · ↓684 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
53
named Kinsey · -30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,326
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
319 babies
All-time total
8,113
#1,934 all-time among girls
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Kinsey popularity over time

8,113 babies have been named Kinsey since 1917, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 12 12 1 – –
1920s – 11 11 1 -8% –
1930s – 10 10 1 -9% –
1940s – 5 5 1 -50% –
1950s – 24 24 2 +380% –
1960s 5 5 10 1 -58% #7,568
1970s 87 33 120 12 +1100% #2,505
1980s 674 76 750 75 +525% #1,545
1990s 1,976 45 2,021 202 +169% #835
2000s 2,514 52 2,566 257 +27% #863
2010s 2,001 22 2,023 202 -21% #843
2020s (to 2025) 561 – 561 94 -54% #1,680

Where Kinsey is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 50 0.03 outside top 500
2027 47 0.03 outside top 500
2028 45 0.03 outside top 500
2029 43 0.03 outside top 500
2030 42 0.03 outside top 500

Where Kinsey is most popular

Girls named Kinsey per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.056 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kinsey born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 18 0.079 +42%
North Carolina 15 0.066 +18%
Pennsylvania 15 0.063 +14%
Texas 47 0.058 +5%
Florida 22 0.051 -8%
Virginia 8 0.047 -16%
Colorado 5 0.045 -20%
Missouri 5 0.041 -26%
California 29 0.034 -38%
Michigan 6 0.033 -41%
Illinois 6 0.026 -53%
New York 8 0.020 -64%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kinsey

Kinsey is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,086 in 2025 with 53 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 8,113 American babies have been named Kinsey. Its peak came in 2011, when 319 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kinsey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kinsey?

The median living Kinsey is about 21 years old; half are between 14 and 29. An estimated 8,000 people named Kinsey are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kinsey year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 53 #3,086 – –
2024 76 #2,402 – –
2023 103 #1,930 – –
2022 125 #1,680 – –
2021 96 #2,016 – –
2020 108 #1,828 – –
2019 82 #2,243 – –
2018 138 #1,573 – –
2017 138 #1,585 – –
2016 171 #1,376 – –
2015 173 #1,369 5 #13,154
2014 228 #1,114 – –
2013 241 #1,036 – –
2012 248 #1,023 – –
2011 313 #843 6 #11,642
2010 269 #953 11 #7,360
2009 250 #1,044 9 #8,706
2008 242 #1,080 7 #10,535
2007 285 #956 7 #10,399
2006 294 #904 – –
2005 250 #980 6 #10,862
2004 228 #1,024 6 #10,740
2003 234 #988 – –
2002 214 #1,017 – –
2001 265 #863 6 #9,986
2000 252 #878 11 #6,147
1995 197 #954 5 #9,658
1990 134 #1,240 6 #7,678
1985 66 #1,734 7 #5,477
1980 37 #2,562 – –
1975 – – 8 #4,136
1970 – – 5 #5,110
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 5 #4,144
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kinsey, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kinsey?

The median living Kinsey is about 21 years old. Half of all living Kinseys are between 14 and 29 years old.

How many people named Kinsey are alive today?

An estimated 8,000 people named Kinsey are alive in the United States, based on 8,113 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kinsey in 2025?

Kinsey ranked #3,086 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 53 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kinsey?

8,113 babies have been named Kinsey in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kinsey most popular?

Kinsey peaked in 2011, when 319 newborns received the name.

Is Kinsey a boy or girl name?

Kinsey is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kinsey rising or falling?

Kinsey is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kinsey become more popular?

Kinsey is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 girls named Kinsey in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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