Girls' name · since 1960

Kimely

Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Kimely, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

11
total births
1960–1966
years on record
1960s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Kimely is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1960.

Kimely has 11 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1966.

  • 11 total births
  • 1960–1966 years on record
  • 1960s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kimely's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kimely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kimely's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1966 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kimely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1966

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1966)
6
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 19601966 6

Kimely by decade

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

1960s was Kimely's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Kimely births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimely?
Kimely has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1966. 6 babies were born in 1966, its single highest year.
When was Kimely most popular?
Kimely was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Kimely been used?
The SSA has tracked Kimely since 1960 -- 7 years through the most recent 1966 data.
What names are similar to Kimely?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1960–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kimely: Baby Name Since 1960 - 11 Births, Peak 1966." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kimely. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kimely 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 July 2026.