Recorded 1954–2000 Girls' name Peak 1970 531 births

Kimberlea — girls' name

531 babies named Kimberlea in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s791960s1601970s1511980s691990s632000s9
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Kimberlea was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

22 babies were named Kimberlea in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimberlea

The Social Security Administration has registered 531 babies named Kimberlea between 1954 and 2000, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimberlea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimberlea performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kimberlea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kimberlea in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimberlea 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 531 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.

Kimberlea at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

531

Since 1954

47 years of records

Peak year

1970

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1954

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2000

Kimberlea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1954

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1970)
22
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0510152025 20001993198419781972196619601954 7

Kimberlea by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
160 births that decade — 30% of Kimberlea's all-time total
1950s791960s1601970s1511980s691990s632000s9

Kimberlea by state

Where Kimberlea concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kimberlea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 2.8%
#2 Florida
10 1.9%
Texas share of Kimberlea's total US births 2.8%
Even split

15 of 531 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimberlea?
531 babies have been named Kimberlea since 1954. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1970 with 22 births.
When was Kimberlea most popular?
Kimberlea was most popular in the 1960s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Kimberlea most popular?
The top states for the name Kimberlea are Texas (15 births), Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Kimberlea been used?
Kimberlea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 47 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Kimberlea?
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, 1954–2000 (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.