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Kimberley

Girl

Meaning of Kimberley: English: 'from the royal fortress meadow'

Kimberley is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5530th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5530

21 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2000

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

38,278

First recorded 1941 · peak 1967

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 473 babies1982: 446 babies1983: 387 babies1984: 327 babies1985: 344 babies1986: 366 babies1987: 294 babies1988: 284 babies1989: 295 babies1990: 324 babies19901991: 290 babies1992: 233 babies1993: 225 babies1994: 213 babies1995: 185 babies1996: 190 babies1997: 163 babies1998: 132 babies1999: 128 babies2000: 120 babies20002001: 105 babies2002: 73 babies2003: 78 babies2004: 104 babies2005: 89 babies2006: 93 babies2007: 98 babies2008: 67 babies2009: 79 babies2010: 68 babies20102011: 63 babies2012: 55 babies2013: 60 babies2014: 58 babies2015: 44 babies2016: 42 babies2017: 25 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 26 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 22 babies2022: 14 babies2023: 20 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 21 babies
US babies named Kimberley per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 473.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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