Recorded 1965–1970 Girls' name Peak 1970 18 births

Kimberlei — girls' name

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.

1960s111970s7

The verdict

18 girls have been named Kimberlei since 1965, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1970.

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

61% of everyone ever named Kimberlei was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kimberlei in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimberlei

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Kimberlei between 1965 and 1970, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimberlei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimberlei performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kimberlei shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimberlei 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 18 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.

Kimberlei at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

18

Since 1965

6 years of records

Peak year

1970

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1965

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1970

Kimberlei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1965

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1970)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197019671965 5

Kimberlei by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 61% of Kimberlei's all-time total
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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?
Kimberlei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 6 years of data through 1970.
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.

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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, 1965–1970 (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.