How Many People Are Named Kimela?
An estimated 258 people in the United States have the first name Kimela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Kimela peaked in popularity in 1957 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kimela 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 Kimela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
258
About 1 in 1,328,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1957
27 births
Total Registered
320
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kimela
Kimela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 320 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kimela as a female name
Ranked #10,013 in 1976
5 female births in 1976
Peak: 1957 (27 births)
Kimela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kimela span from the 1950s to the 1970s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 182 babies were registered. Kimela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kimela by Decade
How has Kimela 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.
Kimela by State
Birth registrations for Kimela span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Indiana, North Carolina. The lowest are in North Carolina, Indiana, Texas. On average, about 5 Kimelas were registered per state.
Kimela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kimela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kimela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kimela?
We estimate approximately 258 people named Kimela 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 1,328,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Kimela a common name?
Kimela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 320 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kimela most popular?
Kimela reached peak popularity in 1957, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kimela is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kimela a female name?
Kimela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kimela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kimela Smith, Kimela Johnson, Kimela 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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