Kinnick
A masculine name of Scottish origin meaning "descendent of the fair one".
Name Census estimates that about 498 living Americans carry the first name Kinnick. It is a predominantly male name (99.0% of registrations). The average person named Kinnick today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kinnick births was 2011 (49 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kinnick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
498
~ 1 in 688,262 Americans
Peak year
2011
49 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2023 SSA rank
#10,290
Tracked since 2004
Census
Kinnick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 449 people with the first name Kinnick, which placed it at #22,241 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#22,241
National first-name rank
People counted
449
449 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
90.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kinnick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kinnick is White at 90.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.5%) and Hispanic (3.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kinnick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kinnick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White90.6% · 407
- Two or more races4.5% · 20
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 14
- Black or African American1.1% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Kinnick
Out of the 502 babies given the name Kinnick since 1880, 99.0% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Kinnick as a male name
- Ranked #10,290 in 2023
- 7 male births in 2023
- Peak: 2011 (49 births)
Kinnick as a female name
- Ranked #18,023 in 2013
- 5 female births in 2013
- Peak: 2013 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kinnick leans strongly male. 422 people counted with this name were male (93.8%), compared with 28 female bearers (6.2%).
Popularity
Kinnick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kinnick from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 328 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kinnick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kinnick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kinnicks live
Origin
Meaning and history of Kinnick
The given name Kinnick is believed to have originated from an Old English word "cyne," meaning "royal" or "regal." This name likely emerged in the early medieval period, around the 6th to 8th centuries, in areas that are now part of England.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kinnick can be found in the Domesday Book, a record of land ownership compiled in 1086 under the order of William the Conqueror. The name appears as "Kinnec," referring to a landowner in the county of Lincolnshire.
In the 12th century, a notable figure bearing the name Kinnick was Kinnick of Bury St Edmunds, a Benedictine monk and chronicler who lived from 1120 to 1194. His writings provide valuable insights into the social and religious life of that era.
During the Renaissance period, a Dutch painter named Kinnick van Rijn (1606-1669) gained recognition for his landscape paintings and portraits. His works are now part of the collections of several renowned museums across Europe.
In more recent history, Kinnick Neville (1825-1909) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Representative from Nebraska in the late 19th century. He played a significant role in shaping the state's early political landscape.
Another notable figure with the name Kinnick was Nile Kinnick (1918-1943), an American football player and Heisman Trophy winner. He played for the University of Iowa and later served as a pilot in the United States Navy during World War II, where he tragically lost his life in a training exercise.
While the name Kinnick has its roots in Old English, it has been adopted and used across various cultures and regions over the centuries, reflecting the rich tapestry of human history and the resilience of names through time.
People
Kinnick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kinnick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kinnick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kinnick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 498 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kinnick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 688,262 US residents.
Is Kinnick a common name?
We classify Kinnick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 502 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kinnick most popular?
The single biggest year for Kinnick was 2011, when 49 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kinnick is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kinnick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 449 people with the name Kinnick, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,241 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kinnick in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kinnick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kinnick leans strongly male. 422 people counted with this name were male (93.8%), compared with 28 female bearers (6.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kinnick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kinnick is White at 90.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.5%) and Hispanic (3.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kinnick most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kinnick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.6% (407 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kinnick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kinnick a male name?
Yes, 99.0% of people registered as Kinnick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kinnick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kinnick in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kinnick can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Kinnick?
Want to know how many people have the name Kinnick? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.