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Kimberly

Girl

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

Kimberly is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 308th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1036th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#308

1,009 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1036

33 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

850,666

First recorded 1933 · peak 1970

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 16,744 babies1982: 16,174 babies1983: 15,436 babies1984: 14,505 babies1985: 14,968 babies1986: 14,484 babies1987: 13,087 babies1988: 12,001 babies1989: 11,100 babies1990: 10,227 babies19901991: 9,829 babies1992: 8,929 babies1993: 7,992 babies1994: 8,784 babies1995: 7,764 babies1996: 7,201 babies1997: 6,190 babies1998: 5,738 babies1999: 5,470 babies2000: 5,254 babies20002001: 4,891 babies2002: 4,798 babies2003: 4,841 babies2004: 4,867 babies2005: 4,760 babies2006: 5,023 babies2007: 5,119 babies2008: 4,829 babies2009: 4,228 babies2010: 3,880 babies20102011: 3,812 babies2012: 3,327 babies2013: 3,110 babies2014: 2,902 babies2015: 2,849 babies2016: 2,332 babies2017: 1,840 babies2018: 1,705 babies2019: 1,543 babies2020: 1,560 babies20202021: 1,357 babies2022: 1,392 babies2023: 1,338 babies2024: 1,286 babies2025: 1,009 babies
US babies named Kimberly per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 16,744.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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