Kimberly
Top 1000
About Kimberly
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.
Pronounced KIM-ber-lee.
As of October 2026, Kimberly ranked #303 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2 in 1967, Nameberry popularity #892.
Editor's take: The name Kimberly is a girl's name of English origin meaning "Cyneburga's meadow".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #107 | 2,902 | 1,624.5 |
| 2015 | #108 | 2,843 | 1,592.6 |
| 2016 | #133 | 2,332 | 1,316 |
| 2017 | #164 | 1,840 | 1,065.8 |
| 2018 | #173 | 1,705 | 1,002.3 |
| 2019 | #196 | 1,536 | 915.2 |
| 2020 | #186 | 1,560 | 965 |
| 2021 | #221 | 1,350 | 822.7 |
| 2022 | #210 | 1,392 | 848.7 |
| 2023 | #222 | 1,336 | 832.6 |
| 2024 | #246 | 1,285 | 793.1 |
| 2025 | #303 | 1,009 | 627.8 |
World rankings
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Kimberly on lists
Famous Kimberlys
- 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
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"
- Kimberly "Kim" Beulah Crawford
a main character in series “Kickin’ It”