Girls' name · since 1951
Kimbra
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 1,226 babies named Kimbra, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,226
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimbra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,226 have been recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Kimbra recorded 1,226 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2015.
- #6,515 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,226 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimbra ranks #6,515 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,226 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,226
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimbra's 1,226 recorded births place it above 90.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Kimbra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimbra's full recorded timeline at 1979, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimbra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2015
- Peak year (1961)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Kimbra by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (446 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Kimbra's strongest decade.
446 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kimbra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
266 births
- 1960s
1960s
446 births
- 1970s
1970s
207 births
- 1980s 167
1980s
167 births
- 1990s 99
1990s
99 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 446 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kimbra 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 Kimbra's total volume
Kimbra by state
Where Kimbra concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| 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% |
100 of 1,226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kimbra's data
- Kimbra's decade-level peak was the 1960s (446 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kimbras (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Kimbra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1951–2015 (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 Kimbra 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.