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Kimberly Benner

There are approximately 28 people named Kimberly Benner living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 12,241,226 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Kimberly with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Benner. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.

Expected bearers

28

1 in 12,241,226

Named Kimberly

756K

Alive today

Named Benner

13K

Alive today

US population

343M

Denominator

The first name Kimberly

Estimated living: 756K

Rarity: Very Common

Gender: Female

Peak year: 1970

Average age: 48

Top Census group: White (72.7%)

The surname Benner

Estimated bearers: 13K

Rarity: Uncommon

Census rank: #3,165

Per 100K: 3.72

Top ancestry: White (91.4%)

First name trend

Kimberly: popularity over time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Kimberly. The peak year was 1970 with 34,246 births. The average person named Kimberly today is 48 years old.

Babies born per year

MaleFemale
09K17K26K34K194019501960197019801990200020102020

Demographics

Ancestry and ethnicity for Kimberly

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Kimberly, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 72.7%.

The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kimberly described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Kimberly at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.

  • White72.7% · 506,159
  • Hispanic or Latino11.6% · 80,637
  • Black or African American10.1% · 70,415
  • Two or more races3.1% · 21,773
  • Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 13,041
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 4,147

Ethnicity

Ancestry of the Benner surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Benner, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.4%.

The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Benner described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Benner at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.

  • White91.4% · 10,172
  • Two or more races3.1% · 350
  • Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 333
  • Black or African American1.2% · 130
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 75
  • Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 66

Methodology

How we calculated this

The first name Kimberly has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2207% of the US population, based on 756,331 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).

Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Kimberly right now.

The surname Benner appears at a rate of 3.72 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0037%.

Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 28 people with the full name Kimberly Benner. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.

Read the full methodology.

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FAQ

Kimberly Benner: questions and answers

How many people are named Kimberly Benner?

We estimate approximately 28 people in the United States share the full name Kimberly Benner. That works out to about 1 in 12,241,226 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2207%) with the surname frequency (3.72 per 100K) against the current US population.

How rare is the name Kimberly Benner?

We classify Kimberly Benner as "Very Rare". About 1 in 12,241,226 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.

Is Kimberly a male or female name?

Kimberly is predominantly female. Out of 849,647 total SSA registrations, 0.5% were male and 99.5% were female. See the full Kimberly profile for detailed gender data.

Where does this data come from?

First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.

How many people are called Kimberly Benner?

HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.

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