Girls' name · since 1941
Kimberley
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 38,043 babies named Kimberley, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,764 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,043
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimberley currently ranks #5764 among girls' names in America, with 38,043 babies recorded since 1941.
Kimberley has 38,043 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5764 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #715 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,764 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 38,043 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimberley ranks #715 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,764 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 38,043 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,764 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,043
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimberley's 38,043 recorded births place it above 99.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kimberley compares
38,043 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Kimberley's all-time total is 101x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimberley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38,043 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,003 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kimberley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kimberley's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 14% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 86%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1967 peak of 2,003, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kimberley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1967)
- 2,003
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Kimberley popularity over time - boys
235 total births recorded since 1949 (Kimberley as boys' name)
Kimberley by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (16,261 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Kimberley's strongest decade.
16,261 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kimberley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 190
1940s
190 births
- 1950s 4,097
1950s
4,097 births
- 1960s
1960s
16,261 births
- 1970s
1970s
10,113 births
- 1980s 3,788
1980s
3,788 births
- 1990s 2,083
1990s
2,083 births
- 2000s 906
2000s
906 births
- 2010s 478
2010s
478 births
- 2020s 127
2020s
127 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 16,261 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kimberley 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 Kimberley's total volume
Kimberley by state
Where Kimberley concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,007 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,721 | 7.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,236 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,916 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,820 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,719 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,459 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 1,349 | 3.5% |
5,007 of 38,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Kimberley appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kimberley's data
- Kimberley's decade-level peak was the 1960s (16,261 total births); usage has since declined to 127 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kimberleys (5,007 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Kimberley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Kimberley 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.