Kincaid
About Kincaid
Kincaid originated as a Scottish Clan name — the Kincaids descended from the Earl of Lennox in the 13th century and were supposedly named after the territory they resided on. The name Kincaid may derive from the Scottish-Gaelic ceann-cadha, meaning "steep pass" or "head of the rock." Another theory conjectures that Kincaid came from ceann-catha, meaning "at the head of the battle."
Kincaid is most commonly seen as a surname but has been used as a given name among American boys since 1993. A notable bearer of the surname is Antiguan-American writer Jamaica Kincaid, born Elaine Potter Richardson.
Pronounced KIN-kayd.
As of October 2026, Kincaid ranked #4623 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3258 in 2000.
Editor's take: The name Kincaid is a boy's name meaning "steep place; of the head of the rock; of the head of the battle".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,015 | 27 | 15.7 |
| 2025 | #4,623 | 22 | 12.9 |
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