Kimlyn — girls' name
10 babies named Kimlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
10 girls have been named Kimlyn since 1960, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1961.
- 10
- total births
- 1960–1961
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Kimlyn was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Kimlyn in 1960 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kimlyn
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Kimlyn between 1960 and 1961, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimlyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kimlyn 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 10 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.
Kimlyn at a glance
Last recorded 1961Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kimlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1960
- Peak year (1960)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1961.
10 total births across 2 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1960 with 5 births in a single year.
Kimlyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Kimlyn's all-time total
Kimlyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Kimlyn's strongest decade
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1960–1961 (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.