How Many People Are Named Kinsey?
An estimated 7,847 people in the United States have the first name Kinsey. It is predominantly female (96.3%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Kinsey peaked in popularity in 2011 with 319 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kinsey 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 Kinsey paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kinsey is overwhelmingly female, 295 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,847
About 1 in 43,680 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.3% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2011
319 births
Total Registered
8,059
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kinsey
Kinsey is predominantly female (96.3%), though 295 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kinsey as a male name
Ranked #13,153 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 1982 (14 births)
Kinsey as a female name
Ranked #2,391 in 2024
76 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (313 births)
Kinsey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kinsey span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,566 babies were registered. Kinsey has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kinsey by Decade
How has Kinsey 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.
Kinsey by State
Birth registrations for Kinsey span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in New Jersey, Idaho, Maryland. On average, about 142 Kinseys were registered per state.
Kinsey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kinsey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kinsey
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kinsey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kinsey?
We estimate approximately 7,847 people named Kinsey 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 43,680 Americans share this first name.
Is Kinsey a common name?
Kinsey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,059 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kinsey most popular?
Kinsey reached peak popularity in 2011, when 319 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kinsey is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kinsey a female name?
Kinsey is predominantly female. 96.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kinsey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kinsey Smith, Kinsey Johnson, Kinsey 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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