Recorded 1923–1968 Boys' name Peak 1947 61 births

Kimsey — boys' name

61 babies named Kimsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111940s71950s301960s13

The verdict

61 boys have been named Kimsey since 1923, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1968.

61
total births
1923–1968
years on record
1950s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kimsey was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kimsey in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimsey

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Kimsey between 1923 and 1968, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kimsey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimsey performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kimsey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kimsey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimsey 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 61 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.

Kimsey at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

61

Since 1923

46 years of records

Peak year

1947

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1923

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1968

Kimsey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1923

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1947)
7
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1968196419561955195419531952194719261923 5

Kimsey by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
30 births that decade — 49% of Kimsey's all-time total
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Kimsey by state

Where Kimsey concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kimsey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 8.2%
Georgia share of Kimsey's total US births 8.2%

5 of 61 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimsey?
61 babies have been named Kimsey since 1923. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1947 with 7 births.
When was Kimsey most popular?
Kimsey was most popular in the 1950s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Kimsey most popular?
The top states for the name Kimsey are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Kimsey been used?
Kimsey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 46 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Kimsey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kim, Kimberly, Kimball, Kimani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1923–1968 (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.