Kimberly
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KIM-ber-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,779 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #302 for girls
Kimberly is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “Cyneburg's clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 1,779th for girls in the UK (17 babies) and 302nd for girls in the US (1,009 babies).
What does Kimberly mean?
English: spelling of Kimberley
“Cyneburg's clearing”
Spelling of Kimberley, from an English place name that also gave its name to the South African diamond town.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kimberly a girl's or a boy's name?
Kimberly is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the UK and 1,009 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kimberly in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,779among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were named Kimberly, making it the 1,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,246th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 147 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kimberly in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. 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 Kimberly or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,037, up from #1,779 for this spelling alone.
- Kimberly 17
- Kimberley 13
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,719th in England and Wales.
Kimberly in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,779 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,084 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,406 |
| 2021 | 24 | #1,393 |
| 2020 | 28 | #1,246 |
| 2019 | 24 | #1,403 |
| 2018 | 32 | #1,148 |
| 2017 | 39 | #1,009 |
| 2016 | 44 | #917 |
| 2015 | 44 | #900 |
| 2014 | 51 | #819 |
| 2013 | 74 | #609 |
| 2012 | 52 | #808 |
| 2011 | 66 | #665 |
| 2010 | 64 | #658 |
| 2009 | 58 | #699 |
| 2008 | 63 | #648 |
| 2007 | 58 | #662 |
| 2006 | 63 | #600 |
| 2005 | 67 | #547 |
| 2004 | 62 | #560 |
| 2003 | 78 | #476 |
| 2002 | 85 | #423 |
| 2001 | 79 | #439 |
| 2000 | 64 | #503 |
| 1999 | 77 | #448 |
| 1998 | 93 | #386 |
| 1997 | 107 | #355 |
| 1996 | 147 | #274 |
How popular is Kimberly in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #302among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,009about 1 in 1,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,009 girls in the US were named Kimberly, making it the 302nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 185th. Its busiest year was 1970, with 34,130 girls. It first appears in the records in 1933.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Kimberly than any year since 1952.
Half of all the girls named Kimberly in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,080 girls in the US were given Kimberly or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #312.
- Kimberly 1,009
- Kimberlee 29
- Kimberley 21
- Kimberli 9
- Kimberleigh 6
- Kimberlie 6
Kimberly in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,009 | #302 |
| 2024 | 1,286 | #247 |
| 2023 | 1,338 | #222 |
| 2022 | 1,392 | #211 |
| 2021 | 1,351 | #220 |
| 2020 | 1,560 | #185 |
| 2019 | 1,537 | #196 |
| 2018 | 1,705 | #173 |
| 2017 | 1,840 | #164 |
| 2016 | 2,332 | #133 |
| 2015 | 2,843 | #108 |
| 2014 | 2,902 | #107 |
| 2013 | 3,105 | #101 |
| 2012 | 3,317 | #88 |
| 2011 | 3,812 | #67 |
| 2010 | 3,871 | #69 |
| 2009 | 4,228 | #66 |
| 2008 | 4,814 | #57 |
| 2007 | 5,103 | #54 |
| 2006 | 5,011 | #58 |
| 2005 | 4,752 | #63 |
| 2004 | 4,847 | #61 |
| 2003 | 4,825 | #64 |
| 2002 | 4,790 | #63 |
| 2001 | 4,880 | #61 |
| 2000 | 5,244 | #58 |
| 1999 | 5,457 | #51 |
| 1998 | 5,722 | #54 |
| 1997 | 6,182 | #49 |
| 1996 | 7,176 | #41 |
| 1995 | 7,745 | #37 |
| 1994 | 8,747 | #32 |
| 1993 | 7,965 | #39 |
| 1992 | 8,895 | #35 |
| 1991 | 9,799 | #34 |
| 1990 | 10,191 | #31 |
| 1989 | 11,037 | #28 |
| 1988 | 11,948 | #25 |
| 1987 | 13,031 | #23 |
| 1986 | 14,420 | #18 |
| 1985 | 14,914 | #19 |
| 1984 | 14,445 | #22 |
| 1983 | 15,370 | #15 |
| 1982 | 16,101 | #14 |
| 1981 | 16,689 | #13 |
| 1980 | 18,497 | #11 |
| 1979 | 17,635 | #12 |
| 1978 | 16,879 | #13 |
| 1977 | 18,286 | #8 |
| 1976 | 18,962 | #7 |
| 1975 | 20,257 | #7 |
| 1974 | 22,427 | #6 |
| 1973 | 23,531 | #4 |
| 1972 | 26,282 | #4 |
| 1971 | 30,708 | #4 |
| 1970 | 34,130 | #3 |
| 1969 | 33,077 | #4 |
| 1968 | 31,906 | #3 |
| 1967 | 33,097 | #2 |
| 1966 | 32,232 | #2 |
| 1965 | 28,836 | #4 |
| 1964 | 24,128 | #6 |
| 1963 | 21,224 | #11 |
| 1962 | 20,363 | #16 |
| 1961 | 17,355 | #22 |
| 1960 | 16,854 | #26 |
| 1959 | 12,790 | #33 |
| 1958 | 10,710 | #39 |
| 1957 | 9,454 | #42 |
| 1956 | 6,730 | #74 |
| 1955 | 3,862 | #111 |
| 1954 | 2,087 | #168 |
| 1953 | 1,428 | #209 |
| 1952 | 966 | #254 |
| 1951 | 486 | #365 |
| 1950 | 445 | #381 |
| 1949 | 362 | #414 |
| 1948 | 315 | #450 |
| 1947 | 255 | #520 |
| 1946 | 130 | #707 |
| 1945 | 26 | #1,620 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,866 |
| 1943 | 18 | #2,078 |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,667 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,610 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,296 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,590 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,798 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,179 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,800 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,405 |
Nicknames for Kimberly
- Kim 7 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kimberly
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly Emily Molly Melody Jessica Amber Bethany Francesca Abigail Amy Jasmine Erin
Other spellings of Kimberly
Names related to Kimberly
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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, “Kimberly: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kimberly, updated 20 October 2026.