Recorded 1967–1974 Girls' name Peak 1967 62 births

Kimberl — girls' name

62 babies named Kimberl in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s38

The verdict

62 girls have been named Kimberl since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1974.

62
total births
1967–1974
years on record
1970s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Kimberl was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kimberl in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimberl

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Kimberl between 1967 and 1974, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimberl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimberl performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kimberl shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kimberl in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimberl 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 62 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.

Kimberl at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

62

Since 1967

8 years of records

Peak year

1967

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1967

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1974

Kimberl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1967

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1967)
9
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
5678910 19741973197219711970196919681967 9

Kimberl by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
38 births that decade — 61% of Kimberl's all-time total
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Kimberl by state

Where Kimberl concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kimberl
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
29 46.8%
Mississippi share of Kimberl's total US births 46.8%

29 of 62 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimberl?
62 babies have been named Kimberl since 1967. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1967 with 9 births.
When was Kimberl most popular?
Kimberl was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Kimberl most popular?
The top states for the name Kimberl are Mississippi (29 births).
How long has the name Kimberl been used?
Kimberl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 8 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Kimberl?
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.

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, 1967–1974 (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.