Recorded 1956–2023 Girls' name Peak 1995 735 births

Kimberleigh — girls' name

735 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.

1950s261960s1091970s991980s1121990s1672000s1162010s872020s19
1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Kimberleigh was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

26 babies were named Kimberleigh in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimberleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 735 babies named Kimberleigh between 1956 and 2023, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimberleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimberleigh performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kimberleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kimberleigh in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimberleigh 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 735 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.

Kimberleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

735

Since 1956

68 years of records

Peak year

1995

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1956

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kimberleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1956

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1995)
26
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
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Kimberleigh by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
167 births that decade — 23% of Kimberleigh's all-time total
1950s261960s1091970s991980s1121990s1672000s1162010s872020s19

Kimberleigh by state

Where Kimberleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kimberleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
6 0.8%
#2 Florida
5 0.7%
Illinois share of Kimberleigh's total US births 0.8%
Even split

6 of 735 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimberleigh?
735 babies have been named Kimberleigh since 1956. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1995 with 26 births.
When was Kimberleigh most popular?
Kimberleigh was most popular in the 1990s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Kimberleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Kimberleigh are Illinois (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kimberleigh been used?
Kimberleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 68 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kimberleigh?
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, 1956–2023 (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.