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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #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 1952

  • 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: #190 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,142 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedIDMontana: #205 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,068 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #132 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 626 girlsNDMinnesota: #218 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,959 girlsMNIllinois: #166 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 959 girlsILWisconsin: #219 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,109 girlsWIMichigan: #187 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsMINew York: #331 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 3,286 girlsNYMassachusetts: #268 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,452 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedRIOregon: #179 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 976 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: #143 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 862 girlsIAIndiana: #225 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,792 girlsINOhio: #173 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsOHPennsylvania: #201 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsPANew Jersey: #445 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,945 girlsNJConnecticut: #213 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsCTCalifornia: #168 for girls · 154 births · 1 in 853 girlsCAUtah: #227 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsUTColorado: #185 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 956 girlsCONebraska: #179 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,111 girlsNEMissouri: #284 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,583 girlsMOKentucky: #490 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,737 girlsKYWest Virginia: #254 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,019 girlsWVVirginia: #283 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,275 girlsVAMaryland: #212 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,447 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedDEArizona: #304 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,740 girlsAZNew Mexico: #265 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsNMKansas: #159 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 936 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedARTennessee: #487 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,173 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #520 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,295 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #263 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,953 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: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,809 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberly, so not publishedHITexas: #390 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,134 girlsTXFlorida: #395 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,635 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#132 · 1 in 626
  2. Iowa#143 · 1 in 862
  3. Kansas#159 · 1 in 936
  4. Illinois#166 · 1 in 959
  5. California#168 · 1 in 853

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#132111 in 626
Iowa#143331 in 862
Kansas#159221 in 936
Illinois#166981 in 959
California#1681541 in 853
Ohio#173911 in 1,044
Nebraska#179131 in 1,111
Oregon#179171 in 976
Colorado#185171 in 956
Michigan#187581 in 1,393
Washington#190241 in 1,142
Pennsylvania#201781 in 1,424
Montana#20561 in 1,068
Maryland#212181 in 1,447
Connecticut#213111 in 1,841
Minnesota#218181 in 1,959
Wisconsin#219191 in 2,109
Indiana#225261 in 1,792
Utah#22781 in 1,198
West Virginia#254111 in 2,019
Oklahoma#263111 in 1,953
New Mexico#26571 in 1,429
Massachusetts#268141 in 3,452
Virginia#283171 in 2,275
Missouri#284161 in 2,583
Arizona#30461 in 1,740
New York#331471 in 3,286
Texas#390341 in 3,134
Florida#39591 in 3,635
New Jersey#44571 in 6,945
Tennessee#48761 in 6,173
Kentucky#49051 in 6,737
North Carolina#52071 in 7,295
Georgia#59451 in 8,809
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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 1952

girls
#254
966 births · 1 in 1,920 girls
boys
#733
92 births · 1 in 21,126 boys

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #254Kimberly966

Top boys' names in 1952

  1. #1James87,065
  2. #2Robert86,588
  3. #3John83,140
  4. #4Michael79,037
  5. #5David71,752
  6. #6William63,039
  7. #7Richard58,350
  8. #8Thomas48,647
  9. #9Charles38,866
  10. #10Gary38,754
  11. #733Kimberly92
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 1,920 of them was named Kimberly, which outranked 96.0% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kimberly
  1. #251Betsy976
  2. #252Lori972
  3. #253Antoinette968
  4. #254Kimberly966
  5. #255Mona950
  6. #256Lee948
  7. #257Doreen946
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

boys

1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 21,126 of them was named Kimberly, which outranked 82.8% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kimberly
  1. #729Jere93
  2. #729King93
  3. #729Rod93
  4. #733Kimberly92
  5. #733Artis92
  6. #733Huey92
  7. #733Len92
  8. #740Mckinley91
  9. #740Mose91
  10. #742Del90

Tied with 6 names at #733; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 753Darren#1,598 → #845
  2. ↑ 372Robby#1,242 → #870
  3. ↑ 355Cris#1,218 → #863
  4. ↑ 301Ethan#1,295 → #994
  5. ↑ 280Adan#1,150 → #870
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Ottis#984 → #1,461
  2. ↓ 408Wayland#915 → #1,323
  3. ↓ 330Mcarthur#806 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 305Arvin#963 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 285Levon#881 → #1,166

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →