Girls' name · since 1957
Kimberlin
Kimberlin has 1,155 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,155
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kimberlin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,155 have been recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimberlin has been recorded 1,155 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2024.
- #6,799 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,155 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimberlin ranks #6,799 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,155 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,155
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kimberlin's 1,155 recorded births place it above 90.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kimberlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimberlin's full recorded timeline at 1995, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 67 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimberlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2024
- Peak year (1993)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Kimberlin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (330 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Kimberlin's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kimberlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s
1960s
141 births
- 1970s 87
1970s
87 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
324 births
- 2000s
2000s
330 births
- 2010s
2010s
159 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 330 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kimberlin 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 Kimberlin's total volume
Kimberlin by state
Where Kimberlin concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 95 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 1.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
95 of 1,155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kimberlin's data
- Kimberlin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (330 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kimberlins (95 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 Kimberlin
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimberlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1957–2024 (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 Kimberlin 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.