How Many People Are Named Kunta?
An estimated 291 people in the United States have the first name Kunta. It is predominantly male (97.4%). The average bearer is 48 years old, and Kunta peaked in popularity in 1977 with 223 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kunta 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 Kunta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
291
About 1 in 1,177,850 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.4% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1977
223 births
Total Registered
311
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kunta
Kunta is predominantly male (97.4%), though 8 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kunta as a male name
Ranked #9,793 in 2000
6 male births in 2000
Peak: 1977 (215 births)
Kunta as a female name
Ranked #7,211 in 1977
8 female births in 1977
Peak: 1977 (8 births)
Kunta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kunta span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 291 babies were registered. Kunta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kunta by Decade
How has Kunta 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.
Kunta by State
Birth registrations for Kunta span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, South Carolina. On average, about 13 Kuntas were registered per state.
Kunta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kunta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kunta
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kunta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kunta?
We estimate approximately 291 people named Kunta 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 1,177,850 Americans share this first name.
Is Kunta a common name?
Kunta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 311 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kunta most popular?
Kunta reached peak popularity in 1977, when 223 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kunta is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kunta a male name?
Kunta is predominantly male. 97.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kunta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kunta Smith, Kunta Johnson, Kunta 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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