Unisex name · since 1952
Kimmie
Kimmie has 1,278 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,359 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,231 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,278
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kimmie is the #10231 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,278 recorded since 1952.
Kimmie has 1,278 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10231 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, 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 1952 to 2025.
- #6,359 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,231 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,278 born since 1952
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimmie ranks #6,359 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,231 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,278 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,359 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,231 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,278
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimmie's 1,278 recorded births place it above 91.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kimmie compares
1,278 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kimmie's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimmie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,278 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kimmie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kimmie's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 21% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 79%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kimmie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Currently ranks #10231 among girls.
1,278 total births across 74 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1963 with 59 births in a single year.
Kimmie popularity over time - boys
131 total births recorded since 1953 (Kimmie as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Kimmie accounts for 9% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kimmie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (502 births, 39% of the file).
1960s was Kimmie's strongest decade.
502 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kimmie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
209 births
- 1960s
1960s
502 births
- 1970s
1970s
254 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 73
2000s
73 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 502 births (39% of all-time use).
Kimmie decade highlights
- Peak decade 502 births
- Runner-up 254 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kimmie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kimmie's total volume
Kimmie by state
Where Kimmie concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 81 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 47 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
81 of 1,278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 6.3% of nationwide
- Texas 3.7% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.3% of nationwide
- Missouri 0.9% of nationwide
- Ohio 0.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 9 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kimmie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kimmie's data
- Kimmie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (502 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kimmies (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimmie: 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 (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Kimmie 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.
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