Kimberly

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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

Kimberly first appears in the data in 1984 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1988 with 81 babies (rank #99 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kimberly

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

164

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Kimberly

Kimberly Wyattfilm actor · b. 1982
Kimberly Williams-Paisleyfilm actor · b. 1971
Kimberly Elisefilm actor · b. 1967

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1984	80	#99
1988	81	#99
2015	1	#1,854
2016	2	#693