Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Kimber

Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #936 Trend ↓ Falling 37%

A female given name from Old English of modern usage, transferred back from the surname.

Rank 2025
#936
among girls · ↓26 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
293
named Kimber · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,782
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
524 babies
All-time total
11,666
#1,550 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Kimber popularity over time

11,666 babies have been named Kimber since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 22 22 2 – –
1920s – 14 14 1 -36% –
1930s – 5 5 1 -64% –
1940s – 42 42 4 +740% –
1950s 332 121 453 45 +979% #1,251
1960s 752 76 828 83 +83% #1,108
1970s 477 29 506 51 -39% #1,450
1980s 989 – 989 99 +95% #788
1990s 1,163 – 1,163 116 +18% #985
2000s 1,179 – 1,179 118 +1% #1,054
2010s 4,241 72 4,313 431 +266% #593
2020s (to 2025) 2,082 70 2,152 359 -17% #682

Where Kimber is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 258 0.16 outside top 500
2027 242 0.15 outside top 500
2028 229 0.14 outside top 500
2029 218 0.14 outside top 500
2030 210 0.13 outside top 500

Where Kimber is most popular

Girls named Kimber per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.205 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kimber born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Montana 29 2.14 +943%
West Virginia 37 1.41 +587%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +471%
Arkansas 58 1.10 +434%
Oklahoma 73 0.992 +383%
Idaho 33 0.986 +380%
Kansas 53 0.919 +347%
Mississippi 41 0.876 +327%
Missouri 86 0.714 +247%
Nebraska 20 0.556 +171%
Tennessee 88 0.555 +170%
Kentucky 47 0.550 +167%
Iowa 31 0.531 +158%
Utah 44 0.529 +157%
North Dakota 5 0.380 +85%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +70%
Indiana 48 0.342 +66%
Oregon 21 0.323 +57%
Louisiana 25 0.286 +39%
Ohio 65 0.274 +33%
Georgia 62 0.273 +33%
Colorado 30 0.269 +31%
Texas 207 0.257 +25%
North Carolina 50 0.220 +7%
Washington 31 0.215 ≈ national
Arizona 30 0.214 ≈ national
Virginia 36 0.211 ≈ national
Alabama 16 0.170 -17%
Minnesota 17 0.158 -23%
Florida 64 0.150 -27%
Pennsylvania 32 0.135 -34%
Illinois 30 0.131 -36%
South Carolina 7 0.078 -62%
Wisconsin 7 0.068 -67%
Michigan 12 0.066 -68%
California 34 0.040 -80%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kimber

Kimber is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #936 in 2025 with 278 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 11,666 American babies have been named Kimber. Its peak came in 2016, when 524 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kimber stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kimber?

The median living Kimber is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 34. An estimated 11 thousand people named Kimber are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kimber year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 278 #936 15 #6,014
2024 292 #910 9 #8,689
2023 304 #884 9 #8,616
2022 367 #777 10 #8,070
2021 426 #682 13 #6,527
2020 415 #685 14 #6,157
2019 508 #599 9 #8,575
2018 509 #599 14 #6,188
2017 501 #603 12 #6,926
2016 516 #593 8 #9,324
2015 453 #631 11 #7,332
2014 456 #627 11 #7,325
2013 430 #665 7 #10,253
2012 344 #791 – –
2011 261 #982 – –
2010 263 #971 – –
2009 245 #1,054 – –
2008 185 #1,333 – –
2007 196 #1,259 – –
2006 161 #1,408 – –
2005 102 #1,900 – –
2004 77 #2,278 – –
2003 49 #3,072 – –
2002 58 #2,658 – –
2001 61 #2,526 – –
2000 45 #3,099 – –
1995 106 #1,499 – –
1990 188 #985 – –
1985 79 #1,543 – –
1980 48 #2,138 – –
1975 31 #2,540 7 #4,572
1970 63 #1,551 – –
1965 85 #1,162 13 #2,321
1960 75 #1,273 9 #2,975
1955 29 #2,001 16 #2,008
1950 – – 11 #2,382
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kimber

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kimber James Actor, United States b. 1988 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kimber, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kimber?

The median living Kimber is about 13 years old. Half of all living Kimbers are between 7 and 34 years old.

How many people named Kimber are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Kimber are alive in the United States, based on 11,666 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kimber mean?

A female given name from Old English of modern usage, transferred back from the surname.

How popular is the name Kimber in 2025?

Kimber ranked #936 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 278 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kimber?

11,666 babies have been named Kimber in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kimber most popular?

Kimber peaked in 2016, when 524 newborns received the name.

Is Kimber a boy or girl name?

Kimber is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kimber rising or falling?

Kimber is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kimber become more popular?

Kimber is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 210 girls named Kimber in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kimber?

Well-known people named Kimber include Kimber James (actor).

Names like Kimber

Names that sound and feel close to Kimber: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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