How Many People Are Named Kindred?
An estimated 288 people in the United States have the first name Kindred. It is used for both genders, with 54.0% male. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Kindred peaked in popularity in 2024 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kindred 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 Kindred paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
288
About 1 in 1,190,119 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
54.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
21 births
Total Registered
291
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kindred
Kindred is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (54.0%) and females (46.0%). Out of 291 total births registered, 157 were male and 134 were female.
Kindred as a male name
Ranked #8,026 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (10 births)
Kindred as a female name
Ranked #9,230 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (11 births)
Kindred: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kindred span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 108 babies were registered. While Kindred is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kindred by Decade
How has Kindred 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.
Kindred + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kindred as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kindred
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Kindred: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kindred?
We estimate approximately 288 people named Kindred 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 1,190,119 Americans share this first name.
Is Kindred a common name?
Kindred is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 291 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kindred most popular?
Kindred reached peak popularity in 2024, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kindred is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kindred a male name?
Kindred is predominantly male. 54.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kindred Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kindred Smith, Kindred Johnson, Kindred 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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