Kimberly
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning from the wood of the royal forest.
How Kimberly has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #108 |
| 2016 | #133 |
| 2017 | #164 |
| 2018 | #172 |
| 2019 | #196 |
| 2020 | #185 |
| 2021 | #220 |
| 2022 | #210 |
| 2023 | #222 |
| 2024 | #246 |
| 2025 | #303 |
Kimberly by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Kimberly. In the US, 1,823 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 34,136 babies in 1970, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1970, about 1 in 54 American girls born that year was called Kimberly.
Names that come from Kimberly
Forms of Kimberly in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kambreeroyal fortress; a modern form of Kimberly86 in the US (2017)
- Kimnoble, royal; or variant of Kimberly54 in the US (2017)
- Kymberroyal forest; a modern respelling of Kimber or Kimberly54 in the US (2017)
- Kimbellafrom the wood of the royal forest; elaborated form of Kimberly45 in the US (2017)
- Kimbreeroyal fortress; modern form of Kimberly8 in the US (2017)
- Kimmyroyal fortress; diminutive of Kimberly8 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kimberly. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kimberlynfrom kimberley, from wood of the royal forest; feminized form45 in the US (2017)
- Kimberleyfrom the wood of the royal forest13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kymberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest; form of Kimberly9 in the US (2017)
- Kemberlyfrom the royal forest; a form of Kimberly7 in the US (2017)
- Kimberelyfrom the wood of the royal fortress; a spelling variant of Kimberley
- Kimberlifrom the wood of the royal fortress; a spelling variant of Kimberley
Sounds like Kimberly
Names that are said the same way as Kimberly, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kimberliefrom kimberley, a place name meaning royal fortress7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Kimberly, 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)
- Kimbervariant of Kimberley, from a place name meaning royal forest508 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Kimberly, 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 Kimberly
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