Girls' name · since 1951
Kimberle
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.
- #6,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,219
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimberle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,219 have been recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimberle has been recorded 1,219 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. 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 2001.
- #6,541 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,219 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimberle ranks #6,541 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,219 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,219
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimberle's 1,219 recorded births place it above 90.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Kimberle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimberle's full recorded timeline at 1973, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimberle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2001
- Peak year (1962)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Kimberle by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (526 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Kimberle's strongest decade.
526 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kimberle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
290 births
- 1960s
1960s
526 births
- 1970s
1970s
249 births
- 1980s 115
1980s
115 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 526 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kimberle 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 Kimberle's total volume
Kimberle by state
Where Kimberle concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| 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% |
86 of 1,219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Kimberle appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kimberle's data
- Kimberle's decade-level peak was the 1960s (526 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Kimberles (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kimberle
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kimberle
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimberle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1951–2001 (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 Kimberle 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.