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
- Peak · girls
- 1967 · 33,097 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 57 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 846,393since 1933
Kimberly over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #302 | 1,009 | — | |
| 2024 | #247 | 1,286 | — | |
| 2023 | #222 | 1,338 | — | |
| 2022 | #211 | 1,392 | — | |
| 2021 | #220 | 1,351 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #185 | 1,560 | — | |
| 2019 | #196 | 1,537 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #173 | 1,705 | — | |
| 2017 | #164 | 1,840 | — | |
| 2016 | #133 | 2,332 | — | |
| 2015 | #108 | 2,843 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #107 | 2,902 | — | |
| 2013 | #101 | 3,105 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #88 | 3,317 | #7,559 | 10 |
| 2011 | #67 | 3,812 | — | |
| 2010 | #69 | 3,871 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #66 | 4,228 | — | |
| 2008 | #57 | 4,814 | #5,767 | 15 |
| 2007 | #54 | 5,103 | #5,434 | 16 |
| 2006 | #58 | 5,011 | #6,460 | 12 |
| 2005 | #63 | 4,752 | #8,299 | 8 |
| 2004 | #61 | 4,847 | #4,264 | 20 |
| 2003 | #64 | 4,825 | #4,815 | 16 |
| 2002 | #63 | 4,790 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #61 | 4,880 | #6,013 | 11 |
| 2000 | #58 | 5,244 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #51 | 5,457 | #5,035 | 13 |
| 1998 | #54 | 5,722 | #4,197 | 16 |
| 1997 | #49 | 6,182 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #41 | 7,176 | #2,911 | 25 |
| 1995 | #37 | 7,745 | #3,432 | 19 |
| 1994 | #32 | 8,747 | #2,181 | 37 |
| 1993 | #39 | 7,965 | #2,641 | 27 |
| 1992 | #35 | 8,895 | #2,214 | 34 |
| 1991 | #34 | 9,799 | #2,344 | 30 |
| 1990 | #31 | 10,191 | #2,049 | 36 |
| 1989 | #28 | 11,037 | #1,382 | 63 |
| 1988 | #25 | 11,948 | #1,451 | 53 |
| 1987 | #23 | 13,031 | #1,316 | 56 |
| 1986 | #18 | 14,420 | #1,188 | 64 |
| 1985 | #19 | 14,914 | #1,304 | 54 |
| 1984 | #22 | 14,445 | #1,174 | 60 |
| 1983 | #15 | 15,370 | #1,095 | 66 |
| 1982 | #14 | 16,101 | #1,064 | 73 |
| 1981 | #13 | 16,689 | #1,236 | 55 |
| 1980 | #11 | 18,497 | #989 | 83 |
| 1979 | #12 | 17,635 | #1,116 | 64 |
| 1978 | #13 | 16,879 | #1,011 | 73 |
| 1977 | #8 | 18,286 | #949 | 81 |
| 1976 | #7 | 18,962 | #1,067 | 61 |
| 1975 | #7 | 20,257 | #906 | 82 |
| 1974 | #6 | 22,427 | #825 | 95 |
| 1973 | #4 | 23,531 | #804 | 96 |
| 1972 | #4 | 26,282 | #841 | 91 |
| 1971 | #4 | 30,708 | #797 | 102 |
| 1970 | #3 | 34,130 | #776 | 113 |
| 1969 | #4 | 33,077 | #723 | 116 |
| 1968 | #3 | 31,906 | #717 | 110 |
| 1967 | #2 | 33,097 | #690 | 116 |
| 1966 | #2 | 32,232 | #686 | 116 |
| 1965 | #4 | 28,836 | #676 | 121 |
| 1964 | #6 | 24,128 | #766 | 99 |
| 1963 | #11 | 21,224 | #807 | 88 |
| 1962 | #16 | 20,363 | #845 | 80 |
| 1961 | #22 | 17,355 | #730 | 111 |
| 1960 | #26 | 16,854 | #772 | 97 |
| 1959 | #33 | 12,790 | #730 | 110 |
| 1958 | #39 | 10,710 | #649 | 140 |
| 1957 | #42 | 9,454 | #615 | 156 |
| 1956 | #74 | 6,730 | #600 | 161 |
| 1955 | #111 | 3,862 | #553 | 177 |
| 1954 | #168 | 2,087 | #614 | 144 |
| 1953 | #209 | 1,428 | #640 | 124 |
| 1952 | #254 | 966 | #733 | 92 |
| 1951 | #366 | 486 | #711 | 95 |
| 1950 | #382 | 445 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1949 | #415 | 362 | #1,163 | 37 |
| 1948 | #450 | 315 | #1,346 | 29 |
| 1947 | #520 | 255 | #2,356 | 11 |
| 1946 | #707 | 130 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #1,621 | 26 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,867 | 21 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #2,079 | 18 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,668 | 25 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,610 | 24 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | — | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | — | |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | — | |
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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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Delaware#2 · 1 in 37
- Virginia#2 · 1 in 40
- Maryland#2 · 1 in 44
- Florida#2 · 1 in 47
- Arkansas#3 · 1 in 34
Best ever in a state: #1 in Delaware, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #2 | 84 | 1 in 37 |
| Florida | #2 | 946 | 1 in 47 |
| Maryland | #2 | 470 | 1 in 44 |
| Virginia | #2 | 748 | 1 in 40 |
| Alabama | #3 | 602 | 1 in 40 |
| Arkansas | #3 | 381 | 1 in 34 |
| Georgia | #3 | 884 | 1 in 41 |
| Mississippi | #3 | 401 | 1 in 43 |
| North Carolina | #3 | 837 | 1 in 44 |
| South Carolina | #3 | 476 | 1 in 40 |
| Tennessee | #3 | 803 | 1 in 35 |
| Texas | #3 | 1,564 | 1 in 62 |
| Alaska | #4 | 45 | 1 in 47 |
| Arizona | #4 | 219 | 1 in 66 |
| California | #4 | 1,914 | 1 in 72 |
| District of Columbia | #4 | 155 | 1 in 48 |
| Hawaii | #4 | 99 | 1 in 45 |
| Kentucky | #4 | 611 | 1 in 39 |
| Massachusetts | #4 | 733 | 1 in 47 |
| Nevada | #4 | 60 | 1 in 46 |
| New Jersey | #4 | 740 | 1 in 55 |
| Oklahoma | #4 | 350 | 1 in 47 |
| Rhode Island | #4 | 145 | 1 in 36 |
| Connecticut | #5 | 345 | 1 in 46 |
| Illinois | #5 | 1,455 | 1 in 51 |
| Indiana | #5 | 800 | 1 in 46 |
| Kansas | #5 | 276 | 1 in 45 |
| Michigan | #5 | 1,300 | 1 in 48 |
| Missouri | #5 | 677 | 1 in 46 |
| Colorado | #6 | 232 | 1 in 68 |
| Louisiana | #6 | 419 | 1 in 63 |
| Maine | #6 | 129 | 1 in 51 |
| Montana | #6 | 75 | 1 in 52 |
| Nebraska | #6 | 187 | 1 in 50 |
| New Mexico | #6 | 108 | 1 in 71 |
| New York | #6 | 1,491 | 1 in 74 |
| Oregon | #6 | 251 | 1 in 50 |
| Pennsylvania | #6 | 1,456 | 1 in 50 |
| Utah | #6 | 204 | 1 in 52 |
| West Virginia | #6 | 291 | 1 in 42 |
| Wyoming | #6 | 47 | 1 in 37 |
| Idaho | #7 | 91 | 1 in 52 |
| Iowa | #7 | 328 | 1 in 53 |
| North Dakota | #7 | 73 | 1 in 54 |
| Ohio | #7 | 1,474 | 1 in 51 |
| Washington | #7 | 321 | 1 in 60 |
| Minnesota | #8 | 402 | 1 in 60 |
| New Hampshire | #8 | 83 | 1 in 54 |
| Vermont | #9 | 52 | 1 in 48 |
| South Dakota | #11 | 56 | 1 in 68 |
| Wisconsin | #11 | 392 | 1 in 70 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1933
- Peaked 1967 at #2 (33,097 births)
- Births halved by 1982, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: 14 yrs · run 1964–1977
- Top 100: 57 yrs · run 1956–2012
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1946–2025
- Highest: 1 in 50 girls born in 1967 were named Kimberly (2.0%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,593 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 30.6% of all girls named Kimberly (259,072) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 52 | #2,592 (1939) | #3,420 |
| 1940s | 1,189 | #415 (1949) | #1,323 |
| 1950s | 48,958 | #33 (1959) | #168 |
| 1960s | 259,072 | #2 (1967) | #10 |
| 1970s | 229,097 | #3 (1970) | #7 |
| 1980s | 146,452 | #11 (1980) | #19 |
| 1990s | 77,879 | #31 (1990) | #40 |
| 2000s | 48,494 | #54 (2007) | #61 |
| 2010s | 27,264 | #67 (2011) | #121 |
| 2020s | 7,936 | #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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 58 of them was named Kimberly, which outranked 100.0% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 17,820 of them was named Kimberly, which outranked 85.4% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).