Girls' name · since 2012
Kimbella
Kimbella has 362 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,393 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 362
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
362 babies have been named Kimbella since 2012, making it today's #14393 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimbella has been recorded 362 times among girls since 2012, currently ranked #14393 nationally and more common than 17% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #14,367 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,393 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 362 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimbella ranks #14,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,393 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 362 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,393 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 362
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kimbella's 362 recorded births place it above 80.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kimbella compares
362 49th percentile among 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
Kimbella's all-time total is 4% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimbella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 362 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kimbella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimbella's full recorded timeline at 2019, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimbella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Currently ranks #14393 among girls.
362 total births across 14 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 52 births in a single year.
Kimbella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (267 births, 74% of the file).
2010s was Kimbella's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Kimbella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
267 births
- 2020s 95
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 267 births (74% of all-time use).
Kimbella decade highlights
- Peak decade 267 births
- Runner-up 95 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Kimbella by state
Where Kimbella concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 3.3% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 7 | 1.9% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.4% |
12 of 362 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 3.3% of nationwide
- North Carolina 1.9% of nationwide
- California 1.7% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.7% of nationwide
- New York 1.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 3.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Kimbella's data
- Kimbella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (267 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kimbellas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kimbella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Kimbella 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.
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