How Many People Are Named Kin?
An estimated 248 people in the United States have the first name Kin. It is predominantly male (97.8%). The average bearer is 42 years old, and Kin peaked in popularity in 1982 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
248
About 1 in 1,382,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.8% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1982
14 births
Total Registered
277
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kin
Kin is predominantly male (97.8%), though 6 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kin as a male name
Ranked #13,287 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1989 (10 births)
Kin as a female name
Ranked #9,811 in 1982
6 female births in 1982
Peak: 1982 (6 births)
Kin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kin span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 74 babies were registered. Kin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kin by Decade
How has Kin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kin by State
Kin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kin
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kin?
We estimate approximately 248 people named Kin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,382,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Kin a common name?
Kin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 277 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kin most popular?
Kin reached peak popularity in 1982, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kin is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kin a male name?
Kin is predominantly male. 97.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kin Smith, Kin Johnson, Kin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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