Kimmy
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning royal fortress; diminutive of Kimberly.
Kimmy by the numbers
Kimmy was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 46 babies in 1967, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Kimberly
Like Kimmy, each of these traces back to Kimberly: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kimberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest1,823 in the US (2017)
- 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)
- Kymberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest; form of Kimberly9 in the US (2017)
- Kimbreeroyal fortress; modern form of Kimberly8 in the US (2017)
- Kemberlyfrom the royal forest; a form of Kimberly7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kimmy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kirbychurch settlement; from Old English cirice and by78 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kimmy
Names that are said the same way as Kimmy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kimi14 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Kimmy, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- 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)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Kimmy
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