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.

18
total births
1965–1970
years on record
1960s
peak decade
61%
born in that 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.

  • 18 total births
  • 1965–1970 years on record
  • 1960s peak decade
  • 61% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kimberlei's 18 recorded births place it above 34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1970)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196519671970 7

Kimberlei by decade

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

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimberlei?
18 babies have been named Kimberlei since 1965. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1970 with 7 births.
When was Kimberlei most popular?
Kimberlei was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Kimberlei been used?
The SSA has tracked Kimberlei since 1965 -- 6 years through the most recent 1970 data.
What names are similar to Kimberlei?
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.

What to do with Kimberlei's data

  • 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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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).

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NameAlmanac. "Kimberlei: Baby Name Since 1965 - 18 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kimberlei. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 July 2026.