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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 846,393since 1933
Kimberly over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- California#80 · 1 in 462
- New Mexico#90 · 1 in 363
- Texas#92 · 1 in 508
- Nevada#122 · 1 in 493
- Maryland#127 · 1 in 529
Best ever in a state: #1 in Delaware, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #80 | 424 | 1 in 462 |
| New Mexico | #90 | 16 | 1 in 363 |
| Texas | #92 | 315 | 1 in 508 |
| Nevada | #122 | 22 | 1 in 493 |
| Maryland | #127 | 44 | 1 in 529 |
| New Jersey | #131 | 58 | 1 in 620 |
| Arizona | #135 | 48 | 1 in 626 |
| Virginia | #142 | 54 | 1 in 667 |
| Florida | #152 | 115 | 1 in 747 |
| Colorado | #154 | 35 | 1 in 646 |
| New York | #164 | 105 | 1 in 838 |
| Georgia | #172 | 61 | 1 in 773 |
| Tennessee | #173 | 40 | 1 in 765 |
| District of Columbia | #175 | 7 | 1 in 496 |
| Kansas | #178 | 17 | 1 in 705 |
| North Carolina | #182 | 54 | 1 in 840 |
| Arkansas | #203 | 15 | 1 in 749 |
| Connecticut | #217 | 14 | 1 in 841 |
| South Carolina | #221 | 20 | 1 in 888 |
| Oregon | #222 | 17 | 1 in 853 |
| Illinois | #224 | 54 | 1 in 1,029 |
| Utah | #240 | 17 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Idaho | #242 | 8 | 1 in 789 |
| Washington | #246 | 29 | 1 in 1,071 |
| Mississippi | #279 | 11 | 1 in 993 |
| Nebraska | #281 | 8 | 1 in 982 |
| Indiana | #294 | 23 | 1 in 1,309 |
| Alabama | #296 | 16 | 1 in 1,198 |
| Oklahoma | #310 | 13 | 1 in 1,211 |
| Wisconsin | #314 | 17 | 1 in 1,328 |
| Missouri | #326 | 19 | 1 in 1,367 |
| Massachusetts | #358 | 16 | 1 in 1,575 |
| Kentucky | #389 | 11 | 1 in 1,626 |
| Iowa | #394 | 8 | 1 in 1,557 |
| Louisiana | #397 | 13 | 1 in 1,529 |
| Michigan | #424 | 21 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Minnesota | #516 | 10 | 1 in 2,392 |
| Pennsylvania | #528 | 20 | 1 in 2,557 |
| Ohio | #554 | 20 | 1 in 2,589 |
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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
| 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 2017
girls
#164
1,840 births · 1 in 938 girls
Top girls' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 938 of them was named Kimberly, which outranked 99.1% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Kimberly
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.