How Many People Are Named Kinan?
An estimated 336 people in the United States have the first name Kinan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Kinan peaked in popularity in 2022 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kinan 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 Kinan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
336
About 1 in 1,020,102 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2022
33 births
Total Registered
339
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kinan
Kinan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 339 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kinan as a male name
Ranked #4,369 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (33 births)
Kinan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kinan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 148 babies were registered. Kinan remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kinan by Decade
How has Kinan 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.
Kinan by State
Birth registrations for Kinan span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Illinois, Michigan, New York. On average, about 20 Kinans were registered per state.
Kinan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kinan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kinan
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Kinan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kinan?
We estimate approximately 336 people named Kinan 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 1,020,102 Americans share this first name.
Is Kinan a common name?
Kinan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 339 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kinan most popular?
Kinan reached peak popularity in 2022, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kinan is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kinan a male name?
Kinan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kinan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kinan Smith, Kinan Johnson, Kinan 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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