Girls' name · since 1954
Kimberlea
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 531 babies named Kimberlea, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 531
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
531 girls have been named Kimberlea since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kimberlea has 531 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2000.
- #11,409 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 531 born since 1954
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimberlea ranks #11,409 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 531 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 531
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimberlea's 531 recorded births place it above 84.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kimberlea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kimberlea splits its recorded history at 1975: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kimberlea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2000
- Peak year (1970)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Kimberlea by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (160 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Kimberlea's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kimberlea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
79 births
- 1960s
1960s
160 births
- 1970s
1970s
151 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 160 births (30% of all-time use).
How Kimberlea 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 Kimberlea's total volume
Kimberlea by state
Where Kimberlea concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
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What to do with Kimberlea's data
- Kimberlea's decade-level peak was the 1960s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kimberleas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kimberlea
Nearby Names Like Kimberlea
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kimberlea
Compare Kimberlea side by side: Kimberlea vs Kimberly Kimberlea vs Kim Kimberlea vs Kimberley
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimberlea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1954–2000 (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 Kimberlea 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.