Kinsey
Kinsey was the 3086th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 835th; the most babies were born in 2011 (313). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,717 places. More babies were named Kinsey in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,086 girls, down 1,258 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011313 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,113babies recorded
Kinsey popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 295 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,086 | 53 |
| 2020 | #1,828 | 108 |
| 2010 | #953 | 269 |
| 2000 | #878 | 252 |
| 1990 | #1,240 | 134 |
| 1980 | #2,562 | 37 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kinsey, counting every spelling?
Kinsey is the most common spelling of a name family that had 78 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 78 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsey | 53 | #3,086 | 453 |
| Kinzie | 25 | #5,160 | 134 |
| Kynzie | — | — | 43 |
| Kinzey | — | — | 30 |
| Kinzy | — | — | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kinsey?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kinsey (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kinsey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kinsey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kinsey?
About 7,700 people born in the US named Kinsey are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 14 and 30. That makes Kinsey mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kinsey by state
How common Kinsey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Kinsey
How popular is the name Kinsey?
Kinsey was the 3086th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 835th; the most babies were born in 2011 (313). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,717 places. More babies were named Kinsey in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kinsey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kinsey in the US.
Where is Kinsey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kinsey was most common in Georgia (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Pennsylvania.