boy's name
Kimball
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,151
Kimball is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1954, when 66 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kimball over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 46 |
| 1920s | 76 |
| 1930s | 36 |
| 1940s | 185 |
| 1950s | 535 |
| 1960s | 328 |
| 1970s | 164 |
| 1980s | 122 |
| 1990s | 156 |
| 2000s | 269 |
| 2010s | 176 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 55 |
How popular is Kimball?
In 2025, Kimball was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kimball is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kimball
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kimball also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kimball over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kimball
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kimball — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kimball
How popular is the name Kimball?
In 2025, Kimball was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kimball a girl's or a boy's name?
Kimball is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kimball?
Kimball has 2 syllables.
When was Kimball most popular?
Kimball peaked in 1954, when 66 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kimball a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kimball currently ranks #10,708 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.