Is Kinsey a boy or girl name?
Kinsey is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 76 girls and 0 boys were named Kinsey, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.3% of the 8,059 US babies named Kinsey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,391
- Babies named Kinsey since 1917
- 8,059
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 319 babies
Boys and girls named Kinsey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 1970s | 33 | 87 | 72.5% |
| 1980s | 76 | 674 | 89.9% |
| 1990s | 45 | 1,976 | 97.8% |
| 2000s | 52 | 2,514 | 98% |
| 2010s | 22 | 2,000 | 98.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 508 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,391 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,677 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,016 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,825 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,243 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,571 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,584 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,376 |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,153 | 173 | #1,369 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,119 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 241 | #1,036 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,023 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,639 | 313 | #843 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,360 | 269 | #953 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,706 | 250 | #1,044 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,535 | 242 | #1,080 |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,399 | 285 | #956 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 294 | #903 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,861 | 250 | #980 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,739 | 228 | #1,024 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 234 | #988 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,017 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,986 | 265 | #863 |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,147 | 252 | #878 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 242 | #884 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 255 | #835 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,769 | 181 | #1,054 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 216 | #911 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,658 | 197 | #954 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,717 | 192 | #966 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,595 | 188 | #985 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,197 | 201 | #957 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,961 | 170 | #1,067 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,676 | 134 | #1,240 |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,016 | 92 | #1,545 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,955 | 81 | #1,610 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,771 | 82 | #1,551 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,646 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,478 | 66 | #1,734 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,395 | 63 | #1,740 |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,025 | 69 | #1,617 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,207 | 47 | #2,169 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,522 | 65 | #1,743 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,562 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,580 | 37 | #2,505 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,016 | 31 | #2,715 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,518 | 11 | #5,682 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,928 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,136 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,109 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,568 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,263 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,301 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,145 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,273 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,243 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,784 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,795 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,956 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,122 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,567 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,948 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,771 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kinsey reached #3,207 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #835 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kinsey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.