Girls' name · since 1957
Kimbery
532 babies named Kimbery in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 532
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kimbery sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 532 recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Kimbery recorded 532 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1994.
- #11,392 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 532 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimbery ranks #11,392 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 532 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 532
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kimbery's 532 recorded births place it above 84.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kimbery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kimbery's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kimbery popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1994
- Peak year (1970)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kimbery by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (196 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Kimbery's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kimbery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s
1960s
168 births
- 1970s
1970s
196 births
- 1980s
1980s
137 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 196 births (37% of all-time use).
How Kimbery 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 Kimbery's total volume
Kimbery by state
Where Kimbery concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 532 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kimbery's data
- Kimbery's decade-level peak was the 1970s (196 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kimberys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Kimbery: 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 (~37 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, 1957–1994 (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 Kimbery 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.