Kimber
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning variant of Kimberley, from a place name meaning royal forest.
How Kimber has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #630 |
| 2016 | #593 |
| 2017 | #602 |
| 2018 | #599 |
| 2019 | #599 |
| 2020 | #687 |
| 2021 | #684 |
| 2022 | #775 |
| 2023 | #884 |
| 2024 | #911 |
| 2025 | #936 |
Kimber by the numbers
Kimber was given to 508 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 515 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Kimberley
Like Kimber, each of these traces back to Kimberley: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kimberleyfrom the wood of the royal forest13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kimberlinfrom Kimberley; wood of the royal forest11 in the US (2017)
- Kymberlynnfrom a royal fortress; a form of Kimberley6 in the US (2017)
- Kymberleeroyal fortress; a respelled form of Kimberley5 in the US (2017)
- Kimberelyfrom the wood of the royal fortress; a spelling variant of Kimberley
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kimber. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kymberroyal forest; a modern respelling of Kimber or Kimberly54 in the US (2017)
- Kamber15 in the US (2017)
- Kember12 in the US (2017)
- Kimberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest1,823 in the US (2017)
- Kimbreeroyal fortress; modern form of Kimberly8 in the US (2017)
- Kimberlifrom the wood of the royal fortress; a spelling variant of Kimberley
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Kimber, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
- Sylviafrom the forest636 in the US (2017)
- Forrestwoodland dweller; one from the forest82 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Kimber, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kimber
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