Kimball comes from the EastAsian tradition, meaning Noble, leader, bold, brave, strong..
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How popular is Kimball?
1954peak year
Kimball has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #7342), with about 12 babies named Kimball each year. In 1954, 66 babies received the name (ranked #911). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 2,141.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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