Kimberley

#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · Last seen for boys in 1974 at #4,634
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1967 · 2,003 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
38,043
since 1941

Kimberley over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kimberley has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #166, 1967girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,72221—
2024#5,02126—
2023#5,96020—
2022#7,63114—
2021#5,57322—
2020#5,16824—
2019#5,04126—
2018#3,91837—
2017#5,19125—
2016#3,65642—
2015#3,53344—
2014#2,92258—
2013#2,83760—
2012#3,04055—
2011#2,76363—
2010#2,64268—
2009#2,42579—
2008#2,71867—
2007#2,07198—
2006#2,09893—
2005#2,08889—
2004#1,820104—
2003#2,20378—
2002#2,25173—
2001#1,713105—
2000#1,518120—
1999#1,378128—
1998#1,330132—
1997#1,145163—
1996#990190—
1995#1,006185—
1994#901213—
1993#857225—
1992#854233—
1991#720290—
1990#666324—
1989#684295—
1988#681284—
1987#640294—
1986#554366—
1985#569344—
1984#565327—
1983#503387—
1982#471446—
1981#455473—
1980#397572—
1979#385575—
1978#372570—
1977#352629—
1976#315719—
1975#279871—
1974#2551,006#4,6346
1973#2361,091—
1972#2191,272#4,9865
1971#1921,610#3,3709
1970#1851,770#3,8367
1969#1791,806#3,0629
1968#1751,855#3,1078
1967#1662,003#3,9665
1966#1711,987#2,7849
1965#1891,799#2,47611
1964#2191,549#3,0508
1963#2331,412#2,67310
1962#2241,441#2,36412
1961#2551,210#4,0655
1960#2571,199#3,6656
1959#307892#3,9885
1958#336789#3,0338
1957#339720#2,49411
1956#357596#2,16814
1955#461384#1,79119
1954#539272#1,49626
1953#646191#1,95816
1952#836120#2,37611
1951#1,09073#2,8448
1950#1,19260—
1949#1,21056#3,0197
1948#1,28551—
1947#1,48840—
1946#1,91923—
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1944#4,5745—
1943#4,6915—
1942#4,6225—
1941#4,4205—
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First appearance
1941

The first year at least five girls were named Kimberley! It came in at #4,420, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1941–1945, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kimberley is popular in 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedNHWashington: #233 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedIDMontana: #174 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 696 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #383 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,436 girlsMNIllinois: #302 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,840 girlsILWisconsin: #456 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,573 girlsWIMichigan: #307 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,093 girlsMINew York: #423 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,786 girlsNYMassachusetts: #172 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,021 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedRIOregon: #318 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsORNevada: #149 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 569 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedIAIndiana: #283 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,877 girlsINOhio: #318 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,173 girlsOHPennsylvania: #359 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,576 girlsPANew Jersey: #194 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,067 girlsNJConnecticut: #307 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,958 girlsCTCalifornia: #347 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 1,944 girlsCAUtah: #271 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,536 girlsUTColorado: #292 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,621 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedNEMissouri: #230 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsMOKentucky: #331 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,343 girlsKYWest Virginia: #271 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,655 girlsWVVirginia: #217 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,120 girlsVAMaryland: #210 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,026 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedDEArizona: #354 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,907 girlsAZNew Mexico: #300 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedKSArkansas: #253 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,240 girlsARTennessee: #204 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,047 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #294 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,777 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #306 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,690 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #311 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,782 girlsOKLouisiana: #566 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,716 girlsLAMississippi: #430 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,531 girlsMSAlabama: #316 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,792 girlsALGeorgia: #242 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedHITexas: #287 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,560 girlsTXFlorida: #310 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#149 · 1 in 569
  2. Massachusetts#172 · 1 in 1,021
  3. Montana#174 · 1 in 696
  4. New Jersey#194 · 1 in 1,067
  5. Tennessee#204 · 1 in 1,047

Best ever in a state: #75 in Vermont, 1965.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#14951 in 569
Massachusetts#172281 in 1,021
Montana#17461 in 696
New Jersey#194331 in 1,067
Tennessee#204251 in 1,047
Maryland#210171 in 1,026
Virginia#217241 in 1,120
Missouri#230231 in 1,282
Washington#233161 in 1,303
Georgia#242261 in 1,188
Arkansas#253101 in 1,240
Utah#27191 in 1,536
West Virginia#27171 in 1,655
Indiana#283181 in 1,877
Texas#287621 in 1,560
Colorado#292101 in 1,621
North Carolina#294181 in 1,777
New Mexico#30061 in 1,278
Illinois#302381 in 1,840
South Carolina#306101 in 1,690
Connecticut#30771 in 1,958
Michigan#307261 in 2,093
Florida#310231 in 1,781
Oklahoma#31191 in 1,782
Alabama#316121 in 1,792
Ohio#318311 in 2,173
Oregon#31871 in 1,968
Kentucky#331101 in 2,343
California#347741 in 1,944
Arizona#35481 in 1,907
Pennsylvania#359251 in 2,576
Minnesota#38371 in 3,436
New York#423361 in 2,786
Mississippi#43061 in 2,531
Wisconsin#45661 in 4,573
Louisiana#56671 in 3,716
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See more about Kimberley
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 701 spots since 2024 (#5,021 → #5,722)
  • 554 spots since 2020 (#5,168 → #5,722)
  • 2,189 spots since 2015 (#3,533 → #5,722)
  • Biggest jump: 254 spots in 1952 (#1,090 → #836)
  • Biggest drop: 155 spots in 1997 (#990 → #1,145)
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1941
  • Peaked 1967 at #166 (2,003 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 44 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1952–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 824
  • Highest: 1 in 824 girls born in 1967 were named Kimberley (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 76,537 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 42.7% of all girls named Kimberley (16,261) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s190#1,210 (1949)#3,026
1950s4,097#307 (1959)#610
1960s16,261#166 (1967)#207
1970s10,113#185 (1970)#279
1980s3,788#397 (1980)#552
1990s2,083#666 (1990)#985
2000s906#1,518 (2000)#2,091
2010s478#2,642 (2010)#3,554
2020s127#5,021 (2024)#5,846

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kimberley in 1976

girls
#315
719 births · 1 in 2,038 girls

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #315Kimberley719
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 2,038 of them was named Kimberley, which outranked 97.1% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kimberley
  1. #312Tania732
  2. #313Gwendolyn731
  3. #314Jackie730
  4. #315Kimberley719
  5. #316Kirsten714
  6. #317Kenya713
  7. #318Tami710
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1976 →