Recorded 1966–1992 Girls' name Peak 1970 39 births

Kimly — girls' name

39 babies named Kimly in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s171980s61990s11

The verdict

39 girls have been named Kimly since 1966, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1992.

39
total births
1966–1992
years on record
1970s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kimly was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kimly in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimly

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Kimly between 1966 and 1992, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimly performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kimly shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimly 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 39 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.

Kimly at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

39

Since 1966

27 years of records

Peak year

1970

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1966

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1992

Kimly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1966

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1970)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 1992199119841978197719701966 5

Kimly by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 44% of Kimly's all-time total
1960s51970s171980s61990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimly?
39 babies have been named Kimly since 1966. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1970 with 6 births.
When was Kimly most popular?
Kimly was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Kimly been used?
Kimly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 27 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Kimly?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–1992 (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.