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 1991 and has been recorded in 32 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 199 babies (rank #166 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,467

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

199

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	198	#170
1992	199	#166
1993	157	#204
1994	101	#263
1995	130	#236
1996	87	#326
1997	89	#310
1998	59	#435
1999	62	#428
2000	58	#435
2001	26	#818
2002	25	#851
2003	24	#910
2004	26	#869
2005	29	#827
2006	15	#1,408
2007	16	#1,392
2008	14	#1,582
2009	13	#1,698
2010	17	#1,419
2011	18	#1,321
2012	9	#2,221
2013	14	#1,601
2014	19	#1,282
2015	15	#1,515
2016	5	#3,479
2017	9	#2,303
2018	6	#3,165
2019	6	#3,171
2020	9	#2,258
2021	6	#3,153
2023	6	#3,207

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

198

#170

1992

199

#166

1993

157

#204

1994

101

#263

1995

130

#236

1996

#326

1997

#310

1998

#435

1999

#428

2000

#435

2001

#818

2002

#851

2003

#910

2004

#869

2005

#827

2006

#1,408

2007

#1,392

2008

#1,582

2009

#1,698

2010

#1,419

2011

#1,321

2012

#2,221

2013

#1,601

2014

#1,282

2015

#1,515

2016

#3,479

2017

#2,303

2018

#3,165

2019

#3,171

2020

#2,258

2021

#3,153

2023

#3,207

Meaning

Numerology of Kimberley

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail