The first name Kimberly
A girl’s name.
Pronounced [ˈkʰɪmbɚli] 3 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Variant spelling of Kimberley.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 17 girls were named Kimberly, making it the 1,719th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 117 births (#304).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kimberly with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kimberly at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,009 girls born in the United States were named Kimberly, the 303rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1970, when 34,130 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Kimberly in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Kimberly
46 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kimberly WyattAmerican dancer and choreographer, born 1982
- Kimberly Williams-PaisleyAmerican actor and film director, born 1971
- Kimberly EliseActress, born 1967
- Kimberly GuilfoyleAmerican attorney and political campaign advisor (born 1969)
- Kimberly MatulaAmerican actress, born 1988
- Kimberly KaneAmerican pornographic actress, born 1983
- Kimberly HillAmerican volleyball player, born 1989
- Kimberly BirrellAustralian female tennis player, born 1998
- Kimberly BeckAmerican actress, born 1956
- Kimberly PeirceAmerican film director, born 1967
- Kimberly BrooksAmerican voice actress, born 1981
- Kimberly BryantAfrican American electrical engineer, born 1967
Questions
- What does the name Kimberly mean?
- Variant spelling of Kimberley.
- How popular is the name Kimberly?
- In 2025, 17 girls born in England and Wales were named Kimberly, ranking 1,719th. Its peak was 1996, with 117 births.
- Is Kimberly a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 850,666 US babies named Kimberly since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kimberly most popular?
- 1970 in the United States, when 34,130 babies were named Kimberly, its highest rank at 3rd.
- How do you pronounce Kimberly?
- Kimberly is [ˈkʰɪmbɚli], 3 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Kimberly?
- Kimberley.
- Is Kimberly also a surname?
- Yes. Kimberly is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.