Recorded 1966–2015 Girls' name Peak 1972 350 births

Kinberly — girls' name

350 babies named Kinberly in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s331970s891980s801990s272000s862010s35

The verdict

350 girls have been named Kinberly since 1966, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2015.

350
total births
1966–2015
years on record
1970s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Kinberly was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kinberly in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kinberly

The Social Security Administration has registered 350 babies named Kinberly between 1966 and 2015, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kinberly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kinberly performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kinberly shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kinberly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kinberly 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 350 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.

Kinberly at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

350

Since 1966

50 years of records

Peak year

1972

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1966

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2015

Kinberly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1966

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1972)
16
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 201520082002199219861981197519701966 8

Kinberly by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
89 births that decade — 25% of Kinberly's all-time total
1960s331970s891980s801990s272000s862010s35

Kinberly by state

Where Kinberly concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kinberly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 3.1%
California share of Kinberly's total US births 3.1%

11 of 350 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinberly?
350 babies have been named Kinberly since 1966. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1972 with 16 births.
When was Kinberly most popular?
Kinberly was most popular in the 1970s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Kinberly most popular?
The top states for the name Kinberly are California (11 births).
How long has the name Kinberly been used?
Kinberly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 50 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Kinberly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kinsley, Kinley, Kinsey, Kinslee, 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, 1966–2015 (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.