Recorded 1951–2015 Girls' name Peak 1961 1,226 births

Kimbra — girls' name

1,226 babies named Kimbra in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s2661960s4461970s2071980s1671990s992000s212010s20
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kimbra was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

68 babies were named Kimbra in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimbra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,226 babies named Kimbra between 1951 and 2015, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimbra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimbra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 446 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kimbra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kimbra in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimbra 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 1,226 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.

Kimbra at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

1,226

Since 1951

65 years of records

Peak year

1961

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1951

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2015

Kimbra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1951

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1961)
68
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
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Kimbra by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
446 births that decade — 36% of Kimbra's all-time total
1950s2661960s4461970s2071980s1671990s992000s212010s20

Kimbra by state

Where Kimbra concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Kimbra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
100 8.2%
#2 Texas
90 7.3%
#3 California
48 3.9%
#4 Indiana
34 2.8%
#5 Illinois
18 1.5%
#6 Oregon
5 0.4%
#7 Tennessee
5 0.4%
Pennsylvania share of Kimbra's total US births 8.2%
Even split

100 of 1,226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimbra?
1,226 babies have been named Kimbra since 1951. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1961 with 68 births.
When was Kimbra most popular?
Kimbra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 446 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Kimbra most popular?
The top states for the name Kimbra are Pennsylvania (100 births), Texas (90 births), California (48 births).
How long has the name Kimbra been used?
Kimbra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 65 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Kimbra?
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, 1951–2015 (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.