How Many People Are Named Kindle?
An estimated 568 people in the United States have the first name Kindle. It is predominantly female (92.8%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Kindle peaked in popularity in 2011 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kindle 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 Kindle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
568
About 1 in 603,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.8% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2011
41 births
Total Registered
582
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kindle
Kindle is predominantly female (92.8%), though 42 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kindle as a male name
Ranked #13,256 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 2011 (10 births)
Kindle as a female name
Ranked #14,330 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2011 (31 births)
Kindle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kindle span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 214 babies were registered. Kindle has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kindle by Decade
How has Kindle 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.
Kindle by State
Kindle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kindle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kindle
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kindle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kindle?
We estimate approximately 568 people named Kindle 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 603,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Kindle a common name?
Kindle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 582 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kindle most popular?
Kindle reached peak popularity in 2011, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kindle is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kindle a female name?
Kindle is predominantly female. 92.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kindle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kindle Smith, Kindle Johnson, Kindle 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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