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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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
1945
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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedAKMaine: #170 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 800 girlsMEVermont: #87 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 299 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedNHWashington: #231 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #229 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,326 girlsNDMinnesota: #280 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,360 girlsMNIllinois: #321 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,656 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedWIMichigan: #235 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,703 girlsMINew York: #505 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,849 girlsNYMassachusetts: #227 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,914 girlsMARhode Island: #185 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,341 girlsRIOregon: #163 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 760 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedSDIowa: #232 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,528 girlsIAIndiana: #222 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,441 girlsINOhio: #269 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 2,095 girlsOHPennsylvania: #273 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,107 girlsPANew Jersey: #339 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,380 girlsNJConnecticut: #320 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,033 girlsCTCalifornia: #305 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,917 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedUTColorado: #257 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,427 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedNEMissouri: #236 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,713 girlsMOKentucky: #293 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,351 girlsKYWest Virginia: #227 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,487 girlsWVVirginia: #261 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,857 girlsVAMaryland: #290 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,309 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedDEArizona: #304 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,560 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedNMKansas: #248 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedARTennessee: #264 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,929 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #395 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,515 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #354 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,665 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedALGeorgia: #672 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,024 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedHITexas: #385 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,807 girlsTXFlorida: #376 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,966 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#87 · 1 in 299
  2. Oregon#163 · 1 in 760
  3. Maine#170 · 1 in 800
  4. Rhode Island#185 · 1 in 1,341
  5. Indiana#222 · 1 in 1,441

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#87121 in 299
Oregon#163201 in 760
Maine#170121 in 800
Rhode Island#18561 in 1,341
Indiana#222351 in 1,441
Massachusetts#227281 in 1,914
West Virginia#227131 in 1,487
North Dakota#22951 in 1,326
Washington#231241 in 1,186
Iowa#232181 in 1,528
Michigan#235541 in 1,703
Missouri#236261 in 1,713
Kansas#248131 in 1,619
Colorado#257131 in 1,427
Virginia#261221 in 1,857
Tennessee#264191 in 1,929
Ohio#269511 in 2,095
Pennsylvania#273551 in 2,107
Minnesota#280161 in 2,360
Maryland#290131 in 2,309
Kentucky#293141 in 2,351
Arizona#30491 in 1,560
California#305851 in 1,917
Connecticut#32081 in 3,033
Illinois#321401 in 2,656
New Jersey#339171 in 3,380
Oklahoma#35481 in 2,665
Florida#376161 in 2,966
Texas#385401 in 2,807
North Carolina#395141 in 3,515
New York#505291 in 5,849
Georgia#67251 in 9,024
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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 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 1958

girls
#336
789 births · 1 in 2,550 girls
boys
#3,033
8 births · 1 in 265,301 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #336Kimberley789

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #3,033Kimberley8
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 2,550 of them was named Kimberley, which outranked 95.2% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kimberley
  1. #333Debby795
  2. #334Ida792
  3. #335Amanda791
  4. #336Kimberley789
  5. #337Faith786
  6. #338Celeste782
  7. #339Alma766
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. 1,133Brigitte#1,904#771
  2. 760Samantha#1,754#994
  3. 709Selena#1,388#679
  4. 672Tambra#1,588#916
  5. 570Bridgette#1,274#704
Fallers
  1. 312Sarita#970#1,282
  2. 311Beryl#910#1,221
  3. 309Sherree#827#1,136
  4. 275Winnie#965#1,240
  5. 236Jacalyn#975#1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 265,301 of them was named Kimberley, which outranked 32.6% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kimberley
  1. #2,818Yves9
  2. #2,818Zackary9
  3. #2,818Zvi9
  4. #3,033Kimberley8
  5. #3,033Addie8
  6. #3,033Adolf8
  7. #3,033Adonis8
  8. #3,275Able7
  9. #3,275Abran7
  10. #3,275Acey7

Tied with 241 names at #3,033; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. 742Wayde#1,364#622
  2. 568Maverick#1,364#796
  3. 516Darren#897#381
  4. 435Tobin#1,250#815
  5. 406Dion#928#522
Fallers
  1. 388Claud#957#1,345
  2. 349Ritchie#823#1,172
  3. 333Levon#944#1,277
  4. 320Weston#957#1,277
  5. 297Parker#925#1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958