Kimberley

Kimberley

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Kimberley is a unisex given name of Old English origin. John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, a place in Norfolk, England, popularised the name by giving it to a town in South Africa and a region in Australia.

From Wikipedia

Kimberley first appears in the data in 1981 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1989 with 306 babies (rank #33 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kimberley

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kimberley yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,388

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

306

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1981	47	#108
1982	184	#66
1983	269	#45
1984	225	#50
1985	201	#56
1986	174	#71
1987	183	#66
1988	298	#32
1989	306	#33
1990	289	#39
1991	224	#46
1992	168	#74
1993	184	#73
1994	226	#50
1995	189	#64
1996	165	#73
1997	52	#107
2014	1	#1,858
2015	2	#712
2017	1	#1,835

Year

Babies

Rank

1981

#108

1982

184

#66

1983

269

#45

1984

225

#50

1985

201

#56

1986

174

#71

1987

183

#66

1988

298

#32

1989

306

#33

1990

289

#39

1991

224

#46

1992

168

#74

1993

184

#73

1994

226

#50

1995

189

#64

1996

165

#73

1997

#107

2014

#1,858

2015

#712

2017

#1,835

Meaning

Numerology of Kimberley

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail