Girls' name · since 1951
Kimberlie
Kimberlie has 3,678 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,417 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,678
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kimberlie is the #13417 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,678 recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Kimberlie recorded 3,678 times among girls since 1951, holding rank #13417 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #3,153 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,417 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,678 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimberlie ranks #3,153 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,417 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,678 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,417 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,678
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimberlie's 3,678 recorded births place it above 95.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kimberlie compares
3,678 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
Kimberlie's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimberlie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,678 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 147 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kimberlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kimberlie's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 147, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kimberlie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 147
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Kimberlie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,124 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Kimberlie's strongest decade.
1,124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kimberlie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 327
1950s
327 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,124 births
- 1970s
1970s
991 births
- 1980s
1980s
478 births
- 1990s 401
1990s
401 births
- 2000s 211
2000s
211 births
- 2010s 116
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,124 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kimberlie 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 Kimberlie's total volume
Kimberlie by state
Where Kimberlie concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 534 | 14.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 194 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 111 | 3.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 77 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 76 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Washington | | 63 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 62 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 46 | 1.3% |
534 of 3,678 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Kimberlie appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kimberlie's data
- Kimberlie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,124 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kimberlies (534 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.
Keep exploring Kimberlie
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kimberlie
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kimberlie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimberlie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
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 Kimberlie 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.