Kindle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KIN-dul
- Origin
- English
Kindle is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “to light a fire”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kindle mean?
English: English word kindle, from Old Norse kynda
“to light a fire”
From the English verb kindle, meaning to light a fire or stir up; it comes from Old Norse kynda.
Is Kindle a girl's or a boy's name?
Kindle is a girls' name.
How popular is Kindle in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the girls named Kindle in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kindle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4,567 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
Names like Kindle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ellie, Jade, Kinsley, Blake, Brielle, Kylie, Miracle, Promise, Riley, Treasure, Sage, Kaylee
Names related to Kindle
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kindle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kindle, updated 20 October 2026.