Girls' name · since 1955
Kymberly
Kymberly has 3,046 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,046
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kymberly is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,046 have been recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kymberly has been recorded 3,046 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2024.
- #3,567 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,046 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kymberly ranks #3,567 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,046 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,046
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kymberly's 3,046 recorded births place it above 95.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kymberly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kymberly's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 109, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kymberly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2024
- Peak year (1987)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Kymberly by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (817 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Kymberly's strongest decade.
817 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kymberly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 72
1950s
72 births
- 1960s
1960s
459 births
- 1970s
1970s
461 births
- 1980s
1980s
817 births
- 1990s
1990s
692 births
- 2000s
2000s
358 births
- 2010s 149
2010s
149 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 817 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kymberly 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 Kymberly's total volume
Kymberly by state
Where Kymberly concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 370 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 198 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 42 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 39 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 28 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 24 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 0.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 20 | 0.7% |
370 of 3,046 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Kymberly appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kymberly's data
- Kymberly's decade-level peak was the 1980s (817 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kymberlys (370 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kymberly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
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, 1955–2024 (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 Kymberly 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.