Kinzie
Of Scottish origin meaning "born of fire".
Name Census estimates that about 1,587 living Americans carry the first name Kinzie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kinzie today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kinzie births was 2015 (83 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kinzie. 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
1.6K
~ 1 in 215,976 Americans
Peak year
2015
83 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,035
Tracked since 1977
Census
Kinzie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,497 people with the first name Kinzie, which placed it at #9,320 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
#9,320
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,497 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kinzie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kinzie is White at 84.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.0%) and Hispanic (4.8%). 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 Kinzie 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 Kinzie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.3% · 1,262
- Two or more races6.0% · 90
- Hispanic or Latino4.8% · 72
- Black or African American2.6% · 39
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 14
Popularity
Kinzie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kinzie from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 609 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
Kinzie 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 Kinzie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kinzies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 15 states and territories. Texas, Illinois, California recorded the most babies named Kinzie, while Washington, Montana, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 21 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kinzie
The name Kinzie is believed to have originated from the Scottish Gaelic language, where it is thought to be a variation of the name Coinneach or Cuinneing. This name traces its roots back to the 5th century AD, and is derived from the Gaelic words "cuinneag" meaning milk pail or churn, and "og" meaning young.
The earliest recorded use of the name Kinzie can be found in medieval Scottish records from the 12th century. It was particularly common in the Highlands and Islands regions of Scotland, where Gaelic culture and language were prevalent.
In the 16th century, the name Kinzie appeared in the historical records of the Scottish clan system, with several notable figures bearing this name. One such figure was Kinzie MacLeod, a chieftain of the Clan MacLeod in the Isle of Skye, who lived from 1525 to 1597.
As Scottish settlers migrated to other parts of the world, the name Kinzie spread to various regions. In the 18th century, a prominent figure named John Kinzie (1763-1828) was a early American pioneer and trader who established a trading post in what is now Chicago, Illinois.
Another historical figure with the name Kinzie was Robert Kinzie (1810-1866), an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature and was involved in the early development of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In the realm of literature, the name Kinzie is associated with the American author and poet, Mary Kinzie (born 1944), who has published several collections of poetry and received numerous accolades for her work.
Other notable individuals with the name Kinzie include the American architect and urban planner, John Kinzie Howard (1911-1994), and the Canadian ice hockey player, Kinzie Schmidt (born 1989), who has represented Canada in international competitions.
People
Kinzie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kinzie 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
Kinzie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kinzie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,587 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kinzie 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 215,976 US residents.
Is Kinzie a common name?
We classify Kinzie as "Rare". It ranks above 92.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,613 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kinzie most popular?
The single biggest year for Kinzie was 2015, when 83 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kinzie is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kinzie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,497 people with the name Kinzie, or 0.50 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,320 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 Kinzie 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 Kinzie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kinzie leans strongly female. 1,443 people counted with this name were female (96.5%), compared with 53 male bearers (3.5%). 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 Kinzie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kinzie is White at 84.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.0%) and Hispanic (4.8%). 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 Kinzie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kinzie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.3% (1,262 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 Kinzie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kinzie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kinzie in the SSA data are female. 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 Kinzie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kinzie 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 Kinzie 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 people share the name Kinzie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.