How popular is the name Kimberly?

Kimberly ranks 23rd among girls' names in US records, with 912,263 births since 1933. Over the past decade it accounts for 17,961.

Is Kimberly a unisex name?

No. Kimberly is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1970, when 36,664 children were given the name. It has been in use for 92 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Kimberley. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#23 of girl names

Pronounced K IH1 M B ER0 L IY0 (ARPABET)

Kimberly is a girls' name, and first appears in 1933. It has been given to 912,263 children — the 23rd most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 59% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1970, when 36,664 children were given it.

Kimberley is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1970Girls: 36,664Boys: 120

These spellings sound identical to Kimberly and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Kimberly?: Kimberly ranks 23rd among girls' names in US records, with 912,263 births since 1933. Over the past decade it accounts for 17,961.
Is Kimberly a unisex name?: No. Kimberly is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kimberly most popular?: 1970, when 36,664 children were given the name. It has been in use for 92 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Kimberly spelled?: Kimberley. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.