Girls' name · since 1956
Kimara
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 619 babies named Kimara, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,455 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 619
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
619 babies have been named Kimara since 1956, making it today's #8455 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kimara recorded 619 times among girls since 1956, holding rank #8455 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #10,345 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,455 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 619 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimara ranks #10,345 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,455 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 619 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,455 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 619
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kimara's 619 recorded births place it above 85.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kimara compares
619 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kimara's all-time total is 65% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 619 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kimara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimara's full recorded timeline at 1997, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Kimara by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (207 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Kimara's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kimara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s
1970s
117 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
207 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 207 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kimara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kimara's total volume
Kimara by state
Where Kimara concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 2.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
16 of 619 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kimara's data
- Kimara's decade-level peak was the 2000s (207 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kimaras (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kimara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.