Recorded 1959–1987 Girls' name Peak 1976 573 births

Kimbley — girls' name

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.

1950s51960s1961970s3071980s65
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Kimbley was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

38 babies were named Kimbley in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimbley

The Social Security Administration has registered 573 babies named Kimbley between 1959 and 1987, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimbley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimbley performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 307 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kimbley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kimbley in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimbley 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 573 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.

Kimbley at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

573

Since 1959

29 years of records

Peak year

1976

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1959

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1987

Kimbley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1959

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1976)
38
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
010203040 19871982197819741970196619621959 5

Kimbley by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
307 births that decade — 54% of Kimbley's all-time total
1950s51960s1961970s3071980s65

Kimbley by state

Where Kimbley concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kimbley
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%
Georgia share of Kimbley's total US births 7.0%
Even split

40 of 573 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimbley?
573 babies have been named Kimbley since 1959. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1976 with 38 births.
When was Kimbley most popular?
Kimbley was most popular in the 1970s decade with 307 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Kimbley most popular?
The top states for the name Kimbley are Georgia (40 births), Mississippi (20 births), Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Kimbley been used?
Kimbley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 29 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Kimbley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kimberly, Kim, Kimberley, Kimberlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1959–1987 (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.