Recorded 1959–1976 Girls' name Peak 1966 149 births

Kimberla — girls' name

149 babies named Kimberla in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s871970s57

The verdict

149 girls have been named Kimberla since 1959, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1976.

149
total births
1959–1976
years on record
1960s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Kimberla was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kimberla in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimberla

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Kimberla between 1959 and 1976, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimberla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimberla performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kimberla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimberla 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 149 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.

Kimberla at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

149

Since 1959

18 years of records

Peak year

1966

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1959

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1976

Kimberla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1959

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1966)
11
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 1976197319701967196419611959 5

Kimberla by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
87 births that decade — 58% of Kimberla's all-time total
1950s51960s871970s57

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimberla?
149 babies have been named Kimberla since 1959. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1966 with 11 births.
When was Kimberla most popular?
Kimberla was most popular in the 1960s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Kimberla been used?
Kimberla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 18 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Kimberla?
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, 1959–1976 (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.