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Kimberly

Girls' name · Late 20th-century perennial

Living in the US
~800,700 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#302 among girls
Births in 2025
1,009 850,666 since 1880
Typical age
51 years, median

Kimberly popularity over time

Kimberly rank by birth year, 1933–2025Kimberly ranked #3,406 in 1933 and #302 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #2, in 1966.#10#100#1,000#302best #2 in 196619401960198020002020
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1933–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Kimberly was used most in 1970, when 34,243 babies were given the name. 1933 is the earliest year with at least five recorded births. It has held a top-100 place in 57 separate years.

In 2025 it ranked #302 with 1,009 births. Over ten years the count has fallen 65%. Year on year the rank dropped by 55.

Babies named Kimberly per yearPeaks at 34,243 births in 1970.34,243 in 1970019401960198020002020
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Kimberly?

An estimated 800,700 living Americans are called Kimberly. SSA has recorded 850,666 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Kimberly?

Median age among living Kimberlys: 51. The 1960s produced the largest surviving cohort. By the site’s era rules that makes Kimberly a late 20th-century perennial name.

Your Kimberly

Ages of living people named KimberlyHalf of living Kimberlys are older than 51 and half younger.median 51020406080
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Kimberly is most common

Kimberly is 1.9× as common in New Mexico as it is nationally. California, Nevada and District of Columbia follow.

Where Kimberly is used more than average5 states use the name Kimberly more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: not over-representedNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: not over-representedWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: 1.8× the national rateNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: not over-representedRICalifornia: 1.8× the national rateCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: 1.7× the national rateMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: 1.9× the national rateNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: 1.8× the national rateDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: not over-representedLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: not over-representedHITexas: not over-representedTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Kimberly is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
New Mexico 106 1.9×
California 3,059 1.8×
Nevada 180 1.8×
District of Columbia 50 1.8×
Maryland 366 1.7×

Kimberly in England and Wales

ONS recorded 17 births named Kimberly in 2025, ranking it #1,719. That is 23% lower than five years earlier.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Kimberly comes from

Variant spelling of Kimberley.

Etymology summarised from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiktionary entry.

Notable people named Kimberly

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Kimberly Wyatt American dancer and choreographer 1982 33
Kimberly Williams-Paisley American actor and film director 1971 29
Kimberly Elise actress 1967 27
Kimberly Kane American pornographic actress 1983 23
Kimberly Hill American volleyball player 1989 23
Kimberly García Peruvian athletics competitor 1993 23
Kimberly Guilfoyle American attorney and political campaign advisor 1969 22
Kimberly Birrell Australian female tennis player 1998 21
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The sharpest rise. Births under this name jumped from 581 in 1951 to 1,058 in 1952 — 1.8 times over in a single year.

Birth records contain the rise and nothing about its cause. This site does not supply one.

People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

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