Kimberley
Girl nameKimberley has been given to 38,278 babies in the U.S. since 1941. It peaked in 1967.
Meaning & origin /ˈkɪmbəli/
English place name "wood or clearing of Kyneburga (a seventh century female saint)", from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”) + lēah (“leigh, clearing”)API.
Origin: surnames, place names
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
38,278
Peak year
1967 (2,008 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1941
10-year trend
▼ -52%
Gender split
99% girls / 1% boys
Famous people named Kimberley
Kim Grant
Ghanaian association football player
Kim Deal
American singer-songwriter; alternative rock musician
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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