Kina
Kina is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kina is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Kina
Kina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1952, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 46 Kinas were born — ranking #1,832 that year. As of 2026, Kina ranks #7,484 for baby girls with 14 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 1K Kinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kina
Kina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kina's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #1,832. Use the chart and map above to compare Kina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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