Baby Name Popularity Profile

Kimber

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Kimber.

✦ From the royal fortress meadow 🌍 English Traditional Royal
National Rank (2025) #936
All-Time Peak Rank #593 Achieved 2016
Total U.S. Births 11,215 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 1.9% Boy / 98.1% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1951 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 516 births in 2016
💡 The Kimber Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning From the royal fortress meadow
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an Old English place name, combining elements such as *cyne* (royal) and *burh* (fortress), possibly with *mearu* (marsh, meadow).
Common Nicknames
Kim Kimmie
Pronunciation: KIM-ber
Themes & Categories
Traditional Royal
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Kimber across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -33.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -38.6%
2015: 453 births 453 2016: 516 births 2017: 501 births 2018: 509 births 2019: 508 births 2020: 415 births 415 2021: 426 births 2022: 367 births 2023: 304 births 2024: 292 births 2025: 278 births 278
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 516 births in 2016
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 75 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 332
1960s: 752
1970s: 477
1980s: 989
1990s: 1,163
2000s: 1,179
2010s: 4,241
2020s: 2,082

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Kimb-er
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with K, a letter used by only 7.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Idaho
Top States Idaho, Utah, Montana, Oklahoma, Wyoming
States with Data 40
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Idaho #381 163 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #662 254 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #129 94 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #362 408 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 40 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #458 214 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #243 200 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #363 393 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #586 363 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #887 1,280 2018 40.0% Decline
Colorado #985 179 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #775 241 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 249 2016 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #252 118 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 114 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 152 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #697 305 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #872 239 2017 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 34 2013 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #949 261 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1291 304 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 29 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #628 106 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama Unranked 147 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #1118 168 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #415 93 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #730 132 2019 Insufficient historical volume
California Unranked 687 1987 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #923 313 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #317 49 2020 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 31 2006 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 79 1991 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 17 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois Unranked 181 1965 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 5 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan Unranked 127 1967 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1064 169 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #923 46 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 36 1987 Insufficient historical volume
New York Unranked 33 1988 Insufficient historical volume

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