Girls' name · since 1966

Kinberly

Kinberly has 350 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

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

Kinberly is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 350 have been recorded since 1966.

Kinberly has 350 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2015.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kinberly's 350 recorded births place it above 80% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Kinberly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kinberly's full recorded timeline at 1988, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kinberly popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1972)
16
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
05101520 196619711976198219881997200420092015 7

Kinberly by decade

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

1970s was Kinberly's strongest decade.

89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.

Kinberly births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 89 births (25% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

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?
Records for Kinberly go back to 1966, giving 50 years of history 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.

What to do with Kinberly's data

  • Kinberly's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2010s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Kinberlys (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1966–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kinberly: Baby Name Since 1966 - 350 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kinberly. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kinberly 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 July 2026.