Kimberly
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning from the wood of the royal forest.
Babies a year
1,823
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#303
down from #246
UK popularity
#1719
17 babies
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 |
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. Its US peak was 34,136 in 1970.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Kimberly was most common in 1970, when it went to 1.86% of American babies of that sex.
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