Is Kimbra a boy or girl name?

Kimbra is a girl’s name. Of the 1,226 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kimbra

Recorded 1951–2015 · United States

Kimbra was most popular in 1961, when 68 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,203 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,226 people named Kimbra.

Kimbra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kimbra’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kimbra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kimbra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,226 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kimbra

Where Kimbra is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org