Girls' name · since 1956
Kimberleigh
741 babies named Kimberleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,431 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 741
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kimberleigh is the #13431 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 741 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Kimberleigh recorded 741 times among girls since 1956, holding rank #13431 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #9,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,431 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 741 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimberleigh ranks #9,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,431 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 741 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,431 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 741
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kimberleigh's 741 recorded births place it above 87.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Kimberleigh compares
741 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kimberleigh's all-time total is 97% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimberleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 741 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kimberleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kimberleigh splits its recorded history at 1991: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kimberleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Kimberleigh by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (167 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Kimberleigh's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Kimberleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
109 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 167 births (23% of all-time use).
How Kimberleigh 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 Kimberleigh's total volume
Kimberleigh by state
Where Kimberleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
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What to do with Kimberleigh's data
- Kimberleigh's decade-level peak was the 1990s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Kimberleighs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kimberleigh
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimberleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Kimberleigh 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.