Recorded 1951–2001 Girls' name Peak 1962 1,219 births

Kimberle — girls' name

1,219 babies named Kimberle in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s2901960s5261970s2491980s1151990s342000s5
1960s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kimberle was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

65 babies were named Kimberle in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimberle

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,219 babies named Kimberle between 1951 and 2001, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimberle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimberle performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 526 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kimberle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 86 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Kimberle in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimberle 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 1,219 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.

Kimberle at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

1,219

Since 1951

51 years of records

Peak year

1962

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1951

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2001

Kimberle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1951

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1962)
65
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080 200119881982197619701964195819521951 5

Kimberle by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
526 births that decade — 43% of Kimberle's all-time total
1950s2901960s5261970s2491980s1151990s342000s5

Kimberle by state

Where Kimberle concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kimberle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
86 7.1%
#2 California
62 5.1%
#3 Illinois
26 2.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
23 1.9%
#5 New York
22 1.8%
#6 Washington
16 1.3%
#7 Colorado
12 1.0%
#8 Michigan
12 1.0%
Ohio share of Kimberle's total US births 7.1%
Even split

86 of 1,219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Kimberle appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimberle?
1,219 babies have been named Kimberle since 1951. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1962 with 65 births.
When was Kimberle most popular?
Kimberle was most popular in the 1960s decade with 526 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Kimberle most popular?
The top states for the name Kimberle are Ohio (86 births), California (62 births), Illinois (26 births).
How long has the name Kimberle been used?
Kimberle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 51 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Kimberle?
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, 1951–2001 (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.