Girls' name · since 1951
Kimberli
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 3,942 babies named Kimberli, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,230 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,942
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimberli currently ranks #10230 among girls' names in America, with 3,942 babies recorded since 1951.
Kimberli has 3,942 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10230 as of the latest data, more common than 41% 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 1951 to 2025.
- #3,019 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,230 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,942 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimberli ranks #3,019 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,230 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,942 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,230 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,942
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimberli's 3,942 recorded births place it above 95.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kimberli compares
3,942 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Kimberli's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimberli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,942 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 163 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kimberli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kimberli's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 163, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kimberli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1968)
- 163
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Kimberli by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,249 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Kimberli's strongest decade.
1,249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kimberli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 268
1950s
268 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,249 births
- 1970s
1970s
887 births
- 1980s
1980s
505 births
- 1990s 367
1990s
367 births
- 2000s 437
2000s
437 births
- 2010s 153
2010s
153 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,249 births (32% of all-time use).
How Kimberli 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 Kimberli's total volume
Kimberli by state
Where Kimberli concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 563 | 14.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 329 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Utah | | 127 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 110 | 2.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 76 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 64 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 59 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 50 | 1.3% |
563 of 3,942 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Kimberli appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kimberli's data
- Kimberli's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,249 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kimberlis (563 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimberli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Kimberli 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.