Kimberley
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KIM-ber-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,721 for girls
Kimberley is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “Cyneburg's clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 5,721st for girls in the US (21 babies).
What does Kimberley mean?
English: English place name, via the South African town
“Cyneburg's clearing”
From the South African town named after Lord Kimberley; it became a first name after the Boer War siege of Kimberley in 1899-1900.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kimberley a girl's or a boy's name?
Kimberley is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK and 21 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kimberley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 63% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Kimberley, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,089th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 934 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Kimberley since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Kimberley in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 30 girls in the UK were given Kimberley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,037, up from #2,206 for this spelling alone.
- Kimberly 17
- Kimberley 13
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1984 (#43) and 1994 (#70).
Kimberley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 14 | #2,070 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,323 |
| 2020 | 33 | #1,089 |
| 2019 | 41 | #942 |
| 2018 | 37 | #1,028 |
| 2017 | 43 | #947 |
| 2016 | 64 | #707 |
| 2015 | 56 | #758 |
| 2014 | 86 | #550 |
| 2013 | 98 | #471 |
| 2012 | 113 | #443 |
| 2011 | 107 | #450 |
| 2010 | 133 | #378 |
| 2009 | 165 | #312 |
| 2008 | 176 | #298 |
| 2007 | 173 | #299 |
| 2006 | 227 | #238 |
| 2005 | 215 | #238 |
| 2004 | 247 | #208 |
| 2003 | 347 | #160 |
| 2002 | 290 | #166 |
| 2001 | 348 | #150 |
| 2000 | 356 | #146 |
| 1999 | 426 | #131 |
| 1998 | 520 | #112 |
| 1997 | 638 | #94 |
| 1996 | 934 | #70 |
How popular is Kimberley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,721among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 77,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 21 girls in the US were named Kimberley, making it the 5,721st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,165th. Its busiest year was 1967, with 2,003 girls. It first appears in the records in 1941.
Half of all the girls named Kimberley in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 1976, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,080 girls in the US were given Kimberley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #312, up from #5,721 for this spelling alone.
- Kimberly 1,009
- Kimberlee 29
- Kimberley 21
- Kimberli 9
- Kimberleigh 6
- Kimberlie 6
Kimberley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #5,721 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5,018 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5,569 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5,165 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5,039 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,917 |
| 2017 | 25 | #5,189 |
| 2016 | 42 | #3,656 |
| 2015 | 44 | #3,533 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,920 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,836 |
| 2012 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2011 | 63 | #2,762 |
| 2010 | 68 | #2,642 |
| 2009 | 79 | #2,424 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,718 |
| 2007 | 98 | #2,071 |
| 2006 | 93 | #2,098 |
| 2005 | 89 | #2,087 |
| 2004 | 104 | #1,819 |
| 2003 | 78 | #2,200 |
| 2002 | 73 | #2,248 |
| 2001 | 105 | #1,710 |
| 2000 | 120 | #1,516 |
| 1999 | 128 | #1,376 |
| 1998 | 132 | #1,328 |
| 1997 | 163 | #1,143 |
| 1996 | 190 | #988 |
| 1995 | 185 | #1,003 |
| 1994 | 213 | #900 |
| 1993 | 225 | #856 |
| 1992 | 233 | #852 |
| 1991 | 290 | #720 |
| 1990 | 324 | #665 |
| 1989 | 295 | #683 |
| 1988 | 284 | #681 |
| 1987 | 294 | #640 |
| 1986 | 366 | #554 |
| 1985 | 344 | #569 |
| 1984 | 327 | #565 |
| 1983 | 387 | #503 |
| 1982 | 446 | #471 |
| 1981 | 473 | #455 |
| 1980 | 572 | #397 |
| 1979 | 575 | #385 |
| 1978 | 570 | #372 |
| 1977 | 629 | #352 |
| 1976 | 719 | #315 |
| 1975 | 871 | #279 |
| 1974 | 1,006 | #255 |
| 1973 | 1,091 | #236 |
| 1972 | 1,272 | #219 |
| 1971 | 1,610 | #192 |
| 1970 | 1,770 | #185 |
| 1969 | 1,806 | #179 |
| 1968 | 1,855 | #175 |
| 1967 | 2,003 | #166 |
| 1966 | 1,987 | #171 |
| 1965 | 1,799 | #189 |
| 1964 | 1,549 | #219 |
| 1963 | 1,412 | #233 |
| 1962 | 1,441 | #224 |
| 1961 | 1,210 | #255 |
| 1960 | 1,199 | #257 |
| 1959 | 892 | #307 |
| 1958 | 789 | #336 |
| 1957 | 720 | #339 |
| 1956 | 596 | #357 |
| 1955 | 384 | #460 |
| 1954 | 272 | #538 |
| 1953 | 191 | #645 |
| 1952 | 120 | #835 |
| 1951 | 73 | #1,089 |
| 1950 | 60 | #1,191 |
| 1949 | 56 | #1,209 |
| 1948 | 51 | #1,284 |
| 1947 | 40 | #1,487 |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,918 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
Nicknames for Kimberley
- Kim 7 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kimberley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly Jessica Emily Amber Molly Melody Sydney Amy Melissa Francesca Robyn Bethany
Other spellings of Kimberley
Names related to Kimberley
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kimberley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kimberley, updated 20 October 2026.