Given name & surname
Kinkade
“the leader during battle”
Kinkade is a variant of Kincaid. One Celtic interpretation is “the leader during battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kinkade is a variant of Kincaid. One Celtic interpretation is “the leader during battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kinkade is a variant of Kincaid. An origin associated with Kincaid is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kinkade through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 27 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,715 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.
Kinkade’s family of names
Kinkade has a related form in Kincaid.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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