How Many People Are Named Kinte?
An estimated 212 people in the United States have the first name Kinte. It is predominantly male (94.7%). The average bearer is 45 years old, and Kinte peaked in popularity in 1977 with 116 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kinte 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 Kinte paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
212
About 1 in 1,616,766 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.7% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1977
116 births
Total Registered
225
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kinte
Kinte is predominantly male (94.7%), though 12 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kinte as a male name
Ranked #10,298 in 2003
6 male births in 2003
Peak: 1977 (104 births)
Kinte as a female name
Ranked #5,358 in 1977
12 female births in 1977
Peak: 1977 (12 births)
Kinte: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kinte span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 165 babies were registered. Kinte has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kinte by Decade
How has Kinte 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.
Kinte by State
Birth registrations for Kinte span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Indiana, New Jersey, Louisiana. On average, about 8 Kintes were registered per state.
Kinte + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kinte as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kinte
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kinte: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kinte?
We estimate approximately 212 people named Kinte 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 1,616,766 Americans share this first name.
Is Kinte a common name?
Kinte is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 225 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kinte most popular?
Kinte reached peak popularity in 1977, when 116 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kinte is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kinte a male name?
Kinte is predominantly male. 94.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kinte Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kinte Smith, Kinte Johnson, Kinte 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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