Girls' name · since 1959
Kimley
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 102 babies named Kimley, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 102
- total births
- 1959–1981
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Kimley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 102 have been recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Kimley recorded 102 times among girls since 1959, 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 1959 to 1981.
- 102 total births
- 1959–1981 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kimley's 102 recorded births place it above 63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kimley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimley's full recorded timeline at 1968, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1981
- Peak year (1971)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Kimley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Kimley's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kimley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
57 births
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 57 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kimley's data
- Kimley's decade-level peak was the 1960s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1959–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kimley: Baby Name Since 1959 - 102 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kimley. 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 Kimley 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.