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Kimberly

Girl English #222 in 2023

Kimberly is a girl name of English origin.

Meaning of Kimberly

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. Variant spelling of Kimberley.

Popularity of Kimberly

Popularity, 1933–2023

1,336 births in 2023

1933 2023

844,089 U.S. births recorded from 1933–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1970

34,246 babies

First recorded

1933

90 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.