Girls' name · since 1959
Kimbley
573 babies named Kimbley in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 573
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kimbley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 573 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Kimbley recorded 573 times among girls since 1959, 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 1959 to 1987.
- #10,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 573 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimbley ranks #10,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 573 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 573
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kimbley's 573 recorded births place it above 84.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Kimbley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimbley's full recorded timeline at 1973, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimbley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1987
- Peak year (1976)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kimbley by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (307 births, 54% of the file).
1970s was Kimbley's strongest decade.
307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kimbley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
196 births
- 1970s
1970s
307 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 307 births (54% of all-time use).
How Kimbley 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 Kimbley's total volume
Kimbley by state
Where Kimbley concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 40 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 20 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
40 of 573 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kimbley's data
- Kimbley's decade-level peak was the 1970s (307 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kimbleys (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Kimbley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1959–1987 (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 Kimbley 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.