Old English origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “chief” + “war”
From Old Welsh Cynbel, from cyn (“chief”) + bel (“war”). Possibly also from Old English Cynebeald.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: KimballCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Kimball
“chief” + “war”
Language context for this entry: English
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- Origin
- Old English
- 1 language context
- English
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- 2 cited sources Source-reported
01 / Meaning & origin
About Kimball
Kimball is a masculine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Old English Cynebeald via Old Welsh, from the components “chief” + “war”.
02 / Across borders
Where Kimball is used
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States
Statistics + language records
United States, 2025: 6 boys (rank 10695). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Popularity over time
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
United States
1880–2025 Spelling: Kimball
- Latest · 2025
- 6
- applications
- Rank #10,695
- Peak year
- 1954
- 66 applications
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
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| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | 5 | 3,264 | observed |
| 1915 | 7 | 3,082 | observed |
| 1916 | 10 | 2,543 | observed |
| 1917 | 6 | 3,545 | observed |
| 1918 | 10 | 2,699 | observed |
| 1919 | 8 | 3,115 | observed |
| 1920 | 14 | 2,231 | observed |
| 1921 | 7 | 3,517 | observed |
| 1922 | 8 | 3,252 | observed |
| 1923 | 15 | 2,123 | observed |
| 1924 | 6 | 3,867 | observed |
| 1925 | 6 | 3,741 | observed |
| 1926 | 6 | 3,708 | observed |
| 1927 | 9 | 2,912 | observed |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | 5 | 3,959 | observed |
| 1930 | 5 | 4,001 | observed |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | 10 | 2,396 | observed |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | 6 | 3,175 | observed |
| 1938 | 6 | 3,175 | observed |
| 1939 | 9 | 2,449 | observed |
| 1940 | 11 | 2,179 | observed |
| 1941 | 11 | 2,207 | observed |
| 1942 | 12 | 2,145 | observed |
| 1943 | 15 | 1,910 | observed |
| 1944 | 20 | 1,525 | observed |
| 1945 | 20 | 1,494 | observed |
| 1946 | 17 | 1,759 | observed |
| 1947 | 29 | 1,363 | observed |
| 1948 | 21 | 1,611 | observed |
| 1949 | 29 | 1,348 | observed |
| 1950 | 30 | 1,313 | observed |
| 1951 | 48 | 1,017 | observed |
| 1952 | 57 | 939 | observed |
| 1953 | 53 | 989 | observed |
| 1954 | 66 | 908 | observed |
| 1955 | 55 | 1,011 | observed |
| 1956 | 51 | 1,056 | observed |
| 1957 | 44 | 1,165 | observed |
| 1958 | 37 | 1,265 | observed |
| 1959 | 28 | 1,501 | observed |
| 1960 | 43 | 1,193 | observed |
| 1961 | 31 | 1,439 | observed |
| 1962 | 29 | 1,454 | observed |
| 1963 | 26 | 1,548 | observed |
| 1964 | 36 | 1,311 | observed |
| 1965 | 35 | 1,294 | observed |
| 1966 | 33 | 1,327 | observed |
| 1967 | 29 | 1,411 | observed |
| 1968 | 23 | 1,650 | observed |
| 1969 | 19 | 1,914 | observed |
| 1970 | 15 | 2,399 | observed |
| 1971 | 17 | 2,279 | observed |
| 1972 | 19 | 2,080 | observed |
| 1973 | 10 | 3,223 | observed |
| 1974 | 13 | 2,799 | observed |
| 1975 | 15 | 2,637 | observed |
| 1976 | 14 | 2,826 | observed |
| 1977 | 13 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1978 | 14 | 2,929 | observed |
| 1979 | 17 | 2,669 | observed |
| 1980 | 14 | 3,098 | observed |
| 1981 | 14 | 3,030 | observed |
| 1982 | 18 | 2,596 | observed |
| 1983 | 12 | 3,411 | observed |
| 1984 | 9 | 4,215 | observed |
| 1985 | 20 | 2,504 | observed |
| 1986 | 9 | 4,457 | observed |
| 1987 | 7 | 5,459 | observed |
| 1988 | 10 | 4,450 | observed |
| 1989 | 9 | 5,165 | observed |
| 1990 | 7 | 6,415 | observed |
| 1991 | 9 | 5,521 | observed |
| 1992 | 13 | 4,327 | observed |
| 1993 | 8 | 6,228 | observed |
| 1994 | 19 | 3,469 | observed |
| 1995 | 16 | 3,854 | observed |
| 1996 | 18 | 3,678 | observed |
| 1997 | 18 | 3,738 | observed |
| 1998 | 21 | 3,486 | observed |
| 1999 | 22 | 3,480 | observed |
| 2000 | 18 | 4,204 | observed |
| 2001 | 27 | 3,228 | observed |
| 2002 | 26 | 3,349 | observed |
| 2003 | 20 | 4,114 | observed |
| 2004 | 34 | 2,953 | observed |
| 2005 | 23 | 3,941 | observed |
| 2006 | 22 | 4,223 | observed |
| 2007 | 27 | 3,793 | observed |
| 2008 | 26 | 3,921 | observed |
| 2009 | 23 | 4,278 | observed |
| 2010 | 22 | 4,366 | observed |
| 2011 | 19 | 4,822 | observed |
| 2012 | 17 | 5,256 | observed |
| 2013 | 21 | 4,463 | observed |
| 2014 | 21 | 4,538 | observed |
| 2015 | 12 | 6,676 | observed |
| 2016 | 16 | 5,555 | observed |
| 2017 | 11 | 7,095 | observed |
| 2018 | 15 | 5,770 | observed |
| 2019 | 17 | 5,340 | observed |
| 2020 | 8 | 8,739 | observed |
| 2021 | 8 | 8,825 | observed |
| 2022 | 12 | 6,828 | observed |
| 2023 | 7 | 9,763 | observed |
| 2024 | 14 | 6,199 | observed |
| 2025 | 6 | 10,695 | observed |
About this dataset and its counting rules
Statistics count the spelling “Kimball” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
- Universe
- US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
- Rounding
- Integer application counts retained without rounding.
- Suppression
- Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
- Ranking
- computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Sources for this page
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2
- Wikidata Q6409760CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Wiktionary: KimballCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates3
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.