Kindred
The Story of Kindred
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kindred as a girl name dates back to 1996, when 9 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Kindred — #8,922 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Kindred on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kindred last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 134 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kindred on the record books as a boy name in 1996, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 10 Kindreds were born — ranking #7,096 that year. About 36% of every Kindred on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kindred last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 157 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 Kindred
Kindred is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 157 births in the dataset. Kindred's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #7,096. Use the chart and map above to compare Kindred'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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