Kindel
Kindel is the surname of the following peopleBen Kindel, Canadian ice hockey player Charlie Kindel, American tech executive George John Kindel (1855-1930), American politician Steve Kindel, Canadian soccer player
Meaning & Origin of Kindel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kindel is the surname of the following peopleBen Kindel, Canadian ice hockey player Charlie Kindel, American tech executive George John Kindel (1855-1930), American politician Steve Kindel, Canadian soccer player
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The Story of Kindel
As a girl name
American parents first put Kindel on the record books as a girl name in 1971, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 11 Kindels were born — ranking #6,031 that year. About 45% of every Kindel on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Kindel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 66 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kindel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1991: 5 births, good for #8,237 nationwide. Kindel last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kindel
Kindel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 66 births in the dataset. Kindel's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #6,031. Use the chart and map above to compare Kindel'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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