Girls' name · since 1967

Kimberl

Kimberl has 62 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

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

62 girls have been named Kimberl since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kimberl has 62 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1974.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kimberl's 62 recorded births place it above 55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.

Kimberl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kimberl's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1967 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kimberl popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1967)
9
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
5678910 19671968196919701971197219731974 7

Kimberl by decade

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

1970s was Kimberl's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Kimberl births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 38 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

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?
Since 1967, Social Security records show 62 babies named Kimberl. The most recent recorded year was 1974. Its busiest year on record 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.

What to do with Kimberl's data

  • Mississippi records the most Kimberls (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1967–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kimberl: Baby Name Since 1967 - 62 Births, Peak 1967." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kimberl. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kimberl 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 July 2026.