Kimberly

#302 for girls in 2025, 1,009 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #10,799
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1967 · 33,097 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
57 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
846,393
since 1933

Kimberly over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #2, 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#3021,009—
2024#2471,286—
2023#2221,338—
2022#2111,392—
2021#2201,351#10,7996
2020#1851,560—
2019#1961,537#10,8036
2018#1731,705—
2017#1641,840—
2016#1332,332—
2015#1082,843#10,6446
2014#1072,902—
2013#1013,105#12,1365
2012#883,317#7,55910
2011#673,812—
2010#693,871#8,1399
2009#664,228—
2008#574,814#5,76715
2007#545,103#5,43416
2006#585,011#6,46012
2005#634,752#8,2998
2004#614,847#4,26420
2003#644,825#4,81516
2002#634,790#7,6438
2001#614,880#6,01311
2000#585,244#6,31610
1999#515,457#5,03513
1998#545,722#4,19716
1997#496,182#6,6188
1996#417,176#2,91125
1995#377,745#3,43219
1994#328,747#2,18137
1993#397,965#2,64127
1992#358,895#2,21434
1991#349,799#2,34430
1990#3110,191#2,04936
1989#2811,037#1,38263
1988#2511,948#1,45153
1987#2313,031#1,31656
1986#1814,420#1,18864
1985#1914,914#1,30454
1984#2214,445#1,17460
1983#1515,370#1,09566
1982#1416,101#1,06473
1981#1316,689#1,23655
1980#1118,497#98983
1979#1217,635#1,11664
1978#1316,879#1,01173
1977#818,286#94981
1976#718,962#1,06761
1975#720,257#90682
1974#622,427#82595
1973#423,531#80496
1972#426,282#84191
1971#430,708#797102
1970#334,130#776113
1969#433,077#723116
1968#331,906#717110
1967#233,097#690116
1966#232,232#686116
1965#428,836#676121
1964#624,128#76699
1963#1121,224#80788
1962#1620,363#84580
1961#2217,355#730111
1960#2616,854#77297
1959#3312,790#730110
1958#3910,710#649140
1957#429,454#615156
1956#746,730#600161
1955#1113,862#553177
1954#1682,087#614144
1953#2091,428#640124
1952#254966#73392
1951#366486#71195
1950#382445#1,13939
1949#415362#1,16337
1948#450315#1,34629
1947#520255#2,35611
1946#707130#3,1736
1945#1,62126—
1944#1,86721#3,4305
1943#2,07918—
1942#1,66825—
1941#1,61024—
1940#2,29713#3,4595
1939#2,59211—
1938#2,73010—
1937#3,8006—
1936#4,1815—
1935#3,4317—
1934#3,8026—
1933#3,4067—
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First appearance
1933

The first year at least five girls were named Kimberly! It came in at #3,406, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1933–1937, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Kimberly is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedNHWashington: #280 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,284 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedMNIllinois: #230 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,865 girlsILWisconsin: #394 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,152 girlsWIMichigan: #358 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,418 girlsMINew York: #603 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 10,136 girlsNYMassachusetts: #288 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,065 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedRIOregon: #211 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedSDIowa: #250 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,481 girlsIAIndiana: #383 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,666 girlsINOhio: #281 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,890 girlsOHPennsylvania: #338 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,279 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #254 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,466 girlsCTCalifornia: #255 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,797 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedUTColorado: #275 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,036 girlsCONebraska: #282 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,689 girlsNEMissouri: #472 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,458 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #293 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,734 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #582 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,809 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #386 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,584 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedHITexas: #589 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,315 girlsTXFlorida: #443 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,489 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#211 · 1 in 1,366
  2. Illinois#230 · 1 in 1,865
  3. Iowa#250 · 1 in 2,481
  4. Connecticut#254 · 1 in 2,466
  5. California#255 · 1 in 1,797

Best ever in a state: #1 in Delaware, 1969.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#211111 in 1,366
Illinois#230461 in 1,865
Iowa#250111 in 2,481
Connecticut#25471 in 2,466
California#255631 in 1,797
Colorado#27571 in 2,036
Washington#280111 in 2,284
Ohio#281301 in 2,890
Nebraska#28251 in 2,689
Massachusetts#288111 in 4,065
New Mexico#29351 in 1,734
Pennsylvania#338241 in 4,279
Michigan#358161 in 4,418
Indiana#38391 in 4,666
Oklahoma#38661 in 3,584
Wisconsin#39461 in 6,152
Florida#44361 in 4,489
Missouri#47261 in 6,458
North Carolina#58251 in 9,809
Texas#589151 in 6,315
New York#603141 in 10,136
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kimberly
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 55 spots since 2024 (#247 → #302)
  • 117 spots since 2020 (#185 → #302)
  • 194 spots since 2015 (#108 → #302)
  • Biggest jump: 914 spots in 1946 (#1,621 → #707)
  • Biggest drop: 55 spots in 2025 (#247 → #302)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1933
  • Peaked 1967 at #2 (33,097 births)
  • Births halved by 1982, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 14 yrs
  • Top 10: 14 yrs · run 1964–1977
  • Top 100: 57 yrs · run 1956–2012
  • Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1946–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 50
  • Highest: 1 in 50 girls born in 1967 were named Kimberly (2.0%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,593 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 30.6% of all girls named Kimberly (259,072) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s52#2,592 (1939)#3,420
1940s1,189#415 (1949)#1,323
1950s48,958#33 (1959)#168
1960s259,072#2 (1967)#10
1970s229,097#3 (1970)#7
1980s146,452#11 (1980)#19
1990s77,879#31 (1990)#40
2000s48,494#54 (2007)#61
2010s27,264#67 (2011)#121
2020s7,936#185 (2020)#231

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.

Kimberly in 1949

girls
#415
362 births · 1 in 4,726 girls
boys
#1,163
37 births · 1 in 47,944 boys

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #415Kimberly362

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #1,163Kimberly37
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 4,726 of them was named Kimberly, which outranked 93.2% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kimberly
  1. #412Corinne370
  2. #413Eula363
  3. #413Winifred363
  4. #415Kimberly362
  5. #416Jeri358
  6. #417Lela356
  7. #418Sadie352
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

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

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 47,944 of them was named Kimberly, which outranked 72.3% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kimberly
  1. #1,144Sherrill38
  2. #1,144Stacey38
  3. #1,144Tod38
  4. #1,163Kimberly37
  5. #1,163Allison37
  6. #1,163Christy37
  7. #1,163Clare37
  8. #1,185Authur36
  9. #1,185Cleophus36
  10. #1,185Danniel36

Tied with 21 names at #1,163; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

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

See the top 100 for 1949 →