Girls' name · since 1965
Kimberlei
18 babies named Kimberlei in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #47,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimberlei is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimberlei has been recorded 18 times among girls since 1965, 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 1965 to 1970.
- #47,072 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1965
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimberlei ranks #47,072 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1965, peaking in the 1960s.
- #47,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimberlei's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kimberlei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimberlei's full recorded timeline at 1967, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimberlei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1970
- Peak year (1970)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Kimberlei by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (11 births, 61% of the file).
1960s was Kimberlei's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Kimberlei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Kimberlei's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1970s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimberlei: 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 (~5 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, 1965–1970 (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 Kimberlei 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.