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.
- 532
- total births
- 1957–1994
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that 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.
- 532 total births
- 1957–1994 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
532 girls have been named Kimbery since 1957, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1994.
- 532
- total births
- 1957–1994
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
37% of everyone ever named Kimbery was born in this single decade.
28 babies were named Kimbery in 1970 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
Current rank
Active since
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
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1994.
532 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 28 births in a single year.
Kimbery by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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).
Kimbery decade highlights
- Peak decade 196 births
- Runner-up 168 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
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.
Top 5 states
- New York 0.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 0.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kimbery: Baby Name Since 1957 - 532 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kimbery. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.
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