Recorded 1951–1964 Unisex name Peak 1952 56 births

Kimbal — boys' name

56 babies named Kimbal in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

56 boys have been named Kimbal since 1951, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1964.

56
total births
1951–1964
years on record
1950s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Kimbal was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kimbal in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimbal

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Kimbal between 1951 and 1964, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kimbal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Kimbal is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1957.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimbal performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kimbal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimbal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 56 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kimbal at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

56

Since 1951

14 years of records

Peak year

1952

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1951

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1964

Kimbal popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1951

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1952)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 196419611960195919571955195419521951 5

Kimbal popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1957 (Kimbal as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1957 5

Kimbal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
40 births that decade — 71% of Kimbal's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimbal?
56 babies have been named Kimbal since 1951. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1952 with 10 births.
When was Kimbal most popular?
Kimbal was most popular in the 1950s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Is Kimbal a unisex name?
Yes, Kimbal is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 56 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Kimbal been used?
Kimbal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 14 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Kimbal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kim, Kimberly, Kimball, Kimani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.