Unisex name · since 1914
Kimball
Kimball has 2,008 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,783 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,008
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kimball is the #10783 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,008 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimball has been recorded 2,008 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #10783 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #3,294 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,783 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,008 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimball ranks #3,294 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,783 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,008 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,783 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,008
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kimball's 2,008 recorded births place it above 92.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Kimball compares
2,008 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kimball's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimball | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,008 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kimball's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kimball splits its recorded history at 1973: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 66 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kimball popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Kimball popularity over time - girls
140 total births recorded since 1951 (Kimball as girls' name)
Kimball by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (469 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Kimball's strongest decade.
469 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Kimball births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 46
1910s
46 births
- 1920s 76
1920s
76 births
- 1930s 36
1930s
36 births
- 1940s 185
1940s
185 births
- 1950s
1950s
469 births
- 1960s
1960s
304 births
- 1970s 147
1970s
147 births
- 1980s 122
1980s
122 births
- 1990s 151
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
246 births
- 2010s 171
2010s
171 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 469 births (23% of all-time use).
How Kimball compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kimball's total volume
Kimball by state
Where Kimball concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 288 | 14.3% |
| #2 | California | | 84 | 4.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #5 | Idaho | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.2% |
288 of 2,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kimball's data
- Kimball's decade-level peak was the 1950s (469 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Kimballs (288 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Kimball: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Kimball 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.