Names / Girl names
Kismet
Current rank
#16,188
holding steady
All-time peak
#3,674
in 1955
First recorded
1955
in U.S. data
Children named
198
since 1955
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,674 in 1955 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Kismet is a girls' name that first appears in 1955. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 198 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.