Given name & surname
Kindle
“to set fire; to arouse”·“to set aflame”
Kindle is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “to set fire; to arouse” (American) and “to set aflame” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “to set fire; to arouse” (American) and “to set aflame” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kindle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 582
- 42 boys · 540 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −67%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 661 as a first name in 2020; 3,676 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kindle’s family of names
Kindle has a related form in Kyndel. Kindle has a related form in Kyndle. Kindle has a related form in Kindel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kindvariant · German
- Kyndlevariant
- Kyndelvariant
- Kindelvariant · German
- Kindsvariant · German
- Kindleinvariant · German
- Kindlvariant · German
- Kindgenvariant · German
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