Girls' name · since 1951
Kimber
11,215 babies named Kimber in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #937 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,215
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kimber currently ranks #937 among girls' names in America, with 11,215 babies recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimber has been recorded 11,215 times among girls since 1951, currently ranked #937 nationally and more common than 95% 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 1951 to 2025.
- #1,550 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #937 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,215 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimber ranks #1,550 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #937 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,215 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #937 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,215
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kimber's 11,215 recorded births place it above 97.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kimber compares
11,215 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Kimber's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimber | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,215 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 516 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kimber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kimber splits its recorded history at 1988: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1951 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 516 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kimber popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 516
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Kimber popularity over time - boys
451 total births recorded since 1914 (Kimber as boys' name)
Kimber by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,241 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Kimber's strongest decade.
4,241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kimber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 332
1950s
332 births
- 1960s 752
1960s
752 births
- 1970s 477
1970s
477 births
- 1980s 989
1980s
989 births
- 1990s 1,163
1990s
1,163 births
- 2000s 1,179
2000s
1,179 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,241 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,082 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,241 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kimber 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 Kimber's total volume
Kimber by state
Where Kimber concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,280 | 11.4% |
| #2 | California | | 687 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 408 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 393 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 363 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 313 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 305 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 304 | 2.7% |
1,280 of 11,215 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Kimber appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kimber's data
- Kimber's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,241 total births) through the 2020s (2,082) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kimbers (1,280 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.
Keep exploring Kimber
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Kimber 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.