Is Kimball a boy or girl name?
Kimball is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 14 boys were named Kimball, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.5% of the 2,141 US babies named Kimball were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,312
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kimball since 1914
- 2,141
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 66 babies
Boys and girls named Kimball, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 46 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 469 | 66 | 12.3% |
| 1960s | 304 | 24 | 7.3% |
| 1970s | 147 | 17 | 10.4% |
| 1980s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 151 | 5 | 3.2% |
| 2000s | 245 | 23 | 8.6% |
| 2010s | 171 | 5 | 2.8% |
| 2020s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,312 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,287 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 12 | #7,051 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,304 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,166 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,461 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,928 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,341 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,677 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,897 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,628 | 5 | #17,947 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,548 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,390 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,917 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,453 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,365 | 7 | #14,507 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,993 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,963 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,307 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,997 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,988 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,207 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,411 | 5 | #16,858 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,280 | 5 | #16,705 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,307 | 6 | #14,110 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,536 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,558 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,819 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,766 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,975 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,536 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,570 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,465 | 5 | #14,395 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,757 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,839 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,402 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,619 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,806 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,681 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,394 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,535 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,652 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,136 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,183 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,723 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,998 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,122 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,896 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,704 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,880 | 6 | #8,159 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,335 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,124 | 6 | #7,720 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,331 | 5 | #8,924 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,947 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 33 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,564 | 7 | #5,594 |
| 1962 | 29 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 31 | #1,451 | 8 | #5,081 |
| 1960 | 43 | #1,198 | 9 | #4,609 |
| 1959 | 28 | #1,515 | 9 | #4,467 |
| 1958 | 37 | #1,272 | 9 | #4,346 |
| 1957 | 44 | #1,176 | 17 | #2,872 |
| 1956 | 51 | #1,062 | 7 | #5,062 |
| 1955 | 55 | #1,020 | 5 | #6,285 |
| 1954 | 66 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 53 | #993 | 6 | #5,360 |
| 1952 | 57 | #949 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1951 | 48 | #1,032 | 7 | #4,605 |
| 1950 | 30 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 21 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,557 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,951 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,269 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,538 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,360 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,347 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,461 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,294 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,294 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,036 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,970 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,973 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,121 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,178 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,402 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,712 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,285 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,262 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,795 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,769 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,645 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,237 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,520 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kimball reached #911 in 1954. As a girl name, it reached #2,872 in 1957. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kimball
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.