Girls' name · since 1958
Kimbly
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Kimbly, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kimbly is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 135 have been recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimbly has been recorded 135 times among girls since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1982.
- #23,874 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 135 born since 1958
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimbly ranks #23,874 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1958, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kimbly's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kimbly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimbly's full recorded timeline at 1972, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimbly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1982
- Peak year (1968)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kimbly by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (79 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Kimbly's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kimbly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 79 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Kimbly's decade-level peak was the 1970s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kimbly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1958–1982 (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 Kimbly 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.