Kimberly

English surname and place name

"Cyneburga's meadow"

Kimberly Origin and Meaning

The name Kimberly is a girl's name of English origin meaning "Cyneburga's meadow".

Kimberly's heyday was in the 1960s and 70s, when it ranked among the Top 10. While it hasn't been stylish for decades, it's evidenced more staying power than some former hot girl names, remaining among the Top 300 girl names in the US, where it's stood for 70 years.

Does that make Kimberly a classic? We wouldn't go quite that far, but it's shown more staying power than other girls' names starting with K popular around the same time, such as Kelly and Kristen. Kimberley is a city in South Africa whose name is taken from Lord Kimberley, a native of the village of Kimberley in Norfolk, England.

Kimberly Rank in US Top 1000

# 246 in the US

Kimberly Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1203 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Kimberly

• 246 US 2024
• 1203 Nameberry 2025
• 989 England 2017
• 267 Germany 2016
• 45 Mexico 2021

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Famous People Named Kimberly

• Kimberly Denise Jones aka Lil Kim American rapper
• Kimberly "Kim" Richards American actress and reality TV personality ("Real Housewives of Beverly Hills")
• Kimberly Jackson daughter of actress Kim Richards
• Kimberly Alana Stewart American actress/model
• Kimberly Marie Perry American lead singer of The Band Perry
• Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian American reality TV personality
• Kimberly "Kimmy" Kopke American dancer and reality TV personality ("Dance Moms: Miami")
• Kimberly Dawn Cobain sister of musician Kurt Cobain
• Kimberly Payne Williams Paisley, American actress, wife of musician Brad Paisley
• Kimberly Po Messerli, American tennis player
• Kimberly Kaye Wyatt American singer and member of The Pussycat Dolls
• Kimberly Anne McCullough American actress
• Kimberly Ane Peirce American film director
• Kimberly Claire "Kimmie" Meissner American figure skater
• Kimberly Brooks American voice actress
• Kimberly Matula American actress
• Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle American TV journalist
• Kimberly "Alexis" Bledel American actress
• Kimberly Violette Petty aka AnnaKim Violette, daughter of musician Tom Petty

The name Kimberly in Pop Culture

• Kimberly "Kim" Andrews character on soap "One Life to Live"
• Kimberly Ann "Kim" Possible title character on animated series "Kim Possible"
• Kimberly Drummond character on TV's "Diff'rent Strokes"
• Kimberly Hart the Pink Power Ranger on TV's ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''
• Kimberly "Kim" Parker character on TV series "Moesha"
• Kimberly "Kim" Pine character in Scott Pilgrim series
• Kimberly Shaw character on TV's "Melrose Place"
• Kimberly Hyde character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
• Kimberly "Ki" Swan character from YouTube series "Video Game High School"
• Kimberly "Kimmy" Louise Gibbler character on TV series "Full House"
• Kimberly "Kim" Bauer character on TV series "24"
• Kimberly Couger "Kimmy" Schmidt main character of Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
• Kimberly "Kim" Jennings character in the novel "Spooked" by Elise Noble
• Kimberly “Kim” Kelly character on TV series “Freaks and Geeks”
• Kimberly Tooms character on TV series "Into the Dark"