girl's name

Kinga

KING-guh

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 823

Kinga is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2009, when 48 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 2003.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kinga Over Time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Kinga by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 138
2010s 242
2020s (to 2025) 23

How Popular Is Kinga?

In 2023, Kinga was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Kinga Is Used

Northern Ireland #383 4 in 2011
Scotland #552 5 in 2022
Ireland #960 3 in 2021
Canada #2,490 5 in 1991
England & Wales #5,084 4 in 2023
France #6,213 5 in 2018
United States #13,489 6 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales leave out any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Kinga

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Kinga Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kinga over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Kinga

  • Pronunciation KING-guh

Sibling Names for Kinga

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Kinga — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Kinga

How popular is the name Kinga?

In 2023, Kinga was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Kinga a girl's or a boy's name?

Kinga is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kinga?

Kinga has 2 syllables.

When was Kinga most popular?

Kinga peaked in 2009, when 48 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Kinga a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kinga currently ranks #13,489 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.