How Many People Are Named Kimball?
An estimated 1,696 people in the United States have the first name Kimball. It is predominantly male (93.5%). The average bearer is 47 years old, and Kimball peaked in popularity in 1954 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kimball as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kimball paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,696
About 1 in 202,096 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.5% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1954
66 births
Total Registered
2,141
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kimball
Kimball is predominantly male (93.5%), though 140 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kimball as a male name
Ranked #6,312 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1954 (66 births)
Kimball as a female name
Ranked #17,947 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1957 (17 births)
Kimball: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kimball span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 535 babies were registered. Kimball has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kimball by Decade
How has Kimball tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kimball by State
Birth registrations for Kimball span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, California, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Ohio, Idaho. On average, about 59 Kimballs were registered per state.
Kimball + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kimball as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kimball
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Kimball: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kimball?
We estimate approximately 1,696 people named Kimball are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 202,096 Americans share this first name.
Is Kimball a common name?
Kimball is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,141 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kimball most popular?
Kimball reached peak popularity in 1954, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kimball is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kimball a male name?
Kimball is predominantly male. 93.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kimball Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kimball Smith, Kimball Johnson, Kimball Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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