Recorded 1913–2023 Unisex name Peak 1966 601 births

Kimble — boys' name

601 babies named Kimble in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s261930s301940s571950s1401960s1961970s511980s51990s352000s172010s132020s7
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kimble was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

32 babies were named Kimble in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimble

The Social Security Administration has registered 601 babies named Kimble between 1913 and 2023, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kimble currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 32 babies received it in a single year. Kimble is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 232 additional births since 1955.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimble performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 196 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Kimble shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kimble in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimble in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 601 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kimble at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

601

Since 1913

111 years of records

Peak year

1966

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1913

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kimble popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1913

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1966)
32
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
010203040 202319951971196319551947193719161913 5

Kimble popularity over time — girls

232 total births recorded since 1955 (Kimble as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 232 births
0510152025 20181981197619711967196319571955 7

Kimble by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
196 births that decade — 33% of Kimble's all-time total
1910s241920s261930s301940s571950s1401960s1961970s511980s51990s352000s172010s132020s7

Kimble by state

Where Kimble concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kimble
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
11 1.8%
Mississippi share of Kimble's total US births 1.8%

11 of 601 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimble?
601 babies have been named Kimble since 1913. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1966 with 32 births.
When was Kimble most popular?
Kimble was most popular in the 1960s decade with 196 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Kimble most popular?
The top states for the name Kimble are Mississippi (11 births).
Is Kimble a unisex name?
Yes, Kimble is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 601 births, and as a girl's name it has 232 births.
How long has the name Kimble been used?
Kimble has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 111 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kimble?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kim, Kimberly, Kimball, Kimani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.