Unisex name · since 1956
Kimmy
Kimmy has 1,089 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,198 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,089
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,089 babies have been named Kimmy since 1956, making it today's #15198 unisex name.
Kimmy has 1,089 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15198 as of the latest data, more common than 12% 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 1956 to 2025.
- #7,080 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,198 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,089 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimmy ranks #7,080 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,198 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,089 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,198 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,089
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimmy's 1,089 recorded births place it above 90.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kimmy compares
1,089 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Kimmy's all-time total is 190% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimmy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,089 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kimmy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kimmy's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1967 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kimmy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1967)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Kimmy popularity over time - boys
277 total births recorded since 1951 (Kimmy as boys' name)
Kimmy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (372 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Kimmy's strongest decade.
372 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kimmy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 80
1950s
80 births
- 1960s
1960s
372 births
- 1970s
1970s
222 births
- 1980s 84
1980s
84 births
- 1990s 97
1990s
97 births
- 2000s 98
2000s
98 births
- 2010s 103
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 372 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kimmy 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 Kimmy's total volume
Kimmy by state
Where Kimmy concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 50 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
50 of 1,089 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kimmy's data
- Kimmy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (372 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kimmys (50 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 Kimmy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Kimmy 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.