Kimble
Kimble is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kimble
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kimble is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Kimble
As a girl name
American parents first put Kimble on the record books as a girl name in 1955, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1965, when 21 Kimbles were born — ranking #2,684 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Kimbles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 232 Kimbles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kimble as a boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 1966 was its biggest year on record, with 32 newborns named Kimble — #1,345 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Kimbles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 601 Kimbles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Kimble
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About the name Kimble
Kimble is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 601 births in the dataset. Kimble's peak popularity came in 1966 when it ranked #1,345. Use the chart and map above to compare Kimble's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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