Kimbra
Kimbra Lee Johnson, known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Known for mixing pop with R&B, jazz and rock musical elements, her accolades include four ARIA Music Awards, two Grammy Awards and seven New Zealand Music Awards.
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Meaning & Origin of Kimbra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kimbra Lee Johnson, known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Known for mixing pop with R&B, jazz and rock musical elements, her accolades include four ARIA Music Awards, two Grammy Awards and seven New Zealand Music Awards.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Kimbra
The earliest SSA record of Kimbra as a baby girl name dates back to 1951, when 5 babies received it. 1961 was its biggest year on record, with 68 newborns named Kimbra — #1,354 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Kimbras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Kimbras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kimbra
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About the name Kimbra
Kimbra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kimbra's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #1,354. Use the chart and map above to compare Kimbra'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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