Given name & surname
Kimbal
“chief of the warriors; possessing royal boldness”·“one who leads warriors”
Kimbal is a variant of Kimball. Interpretations include “chief of the warriors; possessing royal boldness” (English) and “one who leads warriors” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kimbal is a variant of Kimball. Interpretations include “chief of the warriors; possessing royal boldness” (English) and “one who leads warriors” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kimbal is a variant of Kimball. An origin associated with Kimball is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kimbal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 61
- 56 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1964. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1952. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 168 as a first name in 2020; 212 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kimbal’s family of names
In Danish usage, Kimbal has a short form in Kim. Kimbal has a related form in Kimball.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kimbal
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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