Kindle
The Story of Kindle
As a girl name
Kindle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1964, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 31 births, good for #4,567 nationwide. About 34% of every Kindle on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kindle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 540 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kindle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 10 births, good for #7,500 nationwide. About 76% of every Kindle on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kindle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 42 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Kindle
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kindle is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Kindle
Kindle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 540 births in the dataset. Kindle's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #4,567. Use the chart and map above to compare Kindle'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.