Name Legacy

Kindle

Recorded 1964–2023 · United States

Kindle was most popular in 2011, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,420 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 582 people named Kindle.

Most popular in2011
Rank that year#6,420
Births that year41
Total since 1880582
Given to93% girls

Kindle over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Kindle’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kindle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kindle is mostly a girl’s name — 92.8% of the 582 Americans given it were girls and 7.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 94% girls and 6% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org