Kinta
The Story of Kinta
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kinta as a girl name dates back to 1977, when 14 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Kinta — #4,652 in the national rankings. Kinta last appeared in the published SSA data in 1977, with 14 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 14 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kinta on the record books as a boy name in 1977, with 32 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 32 Kintas were born — ranking #1,671 that year. About 84% of every Kinta on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Kinta last appeared in the published SSA data in 1982, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 73 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kinta
Kinta is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 73 births in the dataset. Kinta's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #1,671. Use the chart and map above to compare Kinta'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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