Kinzy
A feminine name of Scottish origin, a variant of Kinsey.
Name Census estimates that about 229 living Americans carry the first name Kinzy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kinzy today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kinzy births was 2009 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kinzy. 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
229
~ 1 in 1,496,744 Americans
Peak year
2009
22 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,627
Tracked since 1990
Popularity
Kinzy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kinzy from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 91 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Kinzy remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kinzy 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 Kinzy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kinzy
The name Kinzy is believed to have originated from the Scottish Gaelic language, where it was derived from the name Coinneach, which means "handsome" or "bright." This name has its roots in the early medieval period, likely emerging around the 5th or 6th century in the region that is now known as Scotland.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Kinzy can be found in the Annals of Ulster, an ancient Irish chronicle that dates back to the 15th century. In this text, there is a reference to a person named Kinzy MacKinnon, who was a member of the Clan MacKinnon, a prominent Scottish clan from the Hebrides islands.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Kinzy. One of the earliest known was Kinzy O'Reilly, an Irish chieftain who lived in the 16th century and was known for his resistance against English rule in Ireland. Another notable Kinzy was Kinzy MacDonald, a Scottish soldier who fought in the Jacobite Risings of the 18th century, which aimed to restore the Stuart monarchy to the British throne.
In the 19th century, Kinzy Brock was a prominent American politician and lawyer who served as a Senator from Missouri between 1857 and 1863. During the same period, Kinzy Millar was a Scottish artist known for his landscape paintings depicting the Scottish Highlands.
More recently, in the 20th century, Kinzy Galloway was an American blues musician and singer who was active in the 1920s and 1930s and contributed to the development of the Chicago blues scene.
While the name Kinzy has its origins in Scotland and Ireland, it has been adopted and used across various cultures and regions over the centuries, reflecting its enduring appeal and historical significance.
People
Kinzy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kinzy 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
Kinzy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kinzy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 229 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kinzy 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 1,496,744 US residents.
Is Kinzy a common name?
We classify Kinzy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 232 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kinzy most popular?
The single biggest year for Kinzy was 2009, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kinzy is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Kinzy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kinzy 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.
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.