Recorded 1958–1993 Girls' name Peak 1968 433 births

Kimbely — girls' name

433 babies named Kimbely in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s1391970s1601980s1071990s16
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kimbely was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

24 babies were named Kimbely in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimbely

The Social Security Administration has registered 433 babies named Kimbely between 1958 and 1993, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimbely currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimbely performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kimbely shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimbely 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 433 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.

Kimbely at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

433

Since 1958

36 years of records

Peak year

1968

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1958

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1993

Kimbely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1958

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1968)
24
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 19931987198219771972196719621958 5

Kimbely by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
160 births that decade — 37% of Kimbely's all-time total
1950s111960s1391970s1601980s1071990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimbely?
433 babies have been named Kimbely since 1958. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1968 with 24 births.
When was Kimbely most popular?
Kimbely was most popular in the 1970s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Kimbely been used?
Kimbely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 36 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Kimbely?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kimberly, Kim, Kimberley, Kimberlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1958–1993 (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.