Girls' name · since 1956
Kimla
Kimla has 154 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
154 girls have been named Kimla since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimla has been recorded 154 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1973.
- #22,493 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimla ranks #22,493 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimla's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kimla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimla's full recorded timeline at 1963, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1973
- Peak year (1963)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Kimla by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (102 births, 66% of the file).
1960s was Kimla's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Kimla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s
1960s
102 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 102 births (66% of all-time use).
Kimla by state
Where Kimla concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 154 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kimla's data
- Kimla's decade-level peak was the 1960s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kimlas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kimla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1956–1973 (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 Kimla 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.