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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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—
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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 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedNHWashington: #438 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,982 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #404 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,643 girlsMNIllinois: #432 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,973 girlsILWisconsin: #413 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,936 girlsWIMichigan: #369 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,870 girlsMINew York: #414 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,774 girlsNYMassachusetts: #211 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,250 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedRIOregon: #374 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,471 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedIAIndiana: #450 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,700 girlsINOhio: #439 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,858 girlsOHPennsylvania: #486 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,310 girlsPANew Jersey: #309 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,958 girlsNJConnecticut: #270 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,654 girlsCTCalifornia: #476 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 2,944 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedUTColorado: #301 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,790 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedNEMissouri: #352 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,570 girlsMOKentucky: #424 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,552 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedWVVirginia: #209 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsVAMaryland: #287 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,836 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedDEArizona: #197 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 918 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedNMKansas: #289 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,680 girlsKSArkansas: #301 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsARTennessee: #416 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,159 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #404 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,023 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #236 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,279 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kimberley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #375 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,413 girlsOKLouisiana: #418 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,559 girlsLAMississippi: #237 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,173 girlsMSAlabama: #244 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,353 girlsALGeorgia: #430 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsGAHawaii: #244 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 839 girlsHITexas: #480 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 3,240 girlsTXFlorida: #413 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,716 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#197 · 1 in 918
  2. Virginia#209 · 1 in 1,193
  3. Massachusetts#211 · 1 in 1,250
  4. South Carolina#236 · 1 in 1,279
  5. Mississippi#237 · 1 in 1,173

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#197211 in 918
Virginia#209251 in 1,193
Massachusetts#211251 in 1,250
South Carolina#236141 in 1,279
Mississippi#237141 in 1,173
Alabama#244171 in 1,353
Hawaii#24461 in 839
Connecticut#27091 in 1,654
Maryland#287111 in 1,836
Kansas#28991 in 1,680
Arkansas#30181 in 1,689
Colorado#301111 in 1,790
New Jersey#309191 in 1,958
Missouri#352131 in 2,570
Michigan#369211 in 2,870
Oregon#37471 in 2,471
Oklahoma#37581 in 2,413
Minnesota#40481 in 3,643
North Carolina#404111 in 3,023
Florida#413191 in 2,716
Wisconsin#41381 in 3,936
New York#414361 in 2,774
Tennessee#41691 in 3,159
Louisiana#418121 in 2,559
Kentucky#42471 in 3,552
Georgia#430121 in 2,940
Illinois#432261 in 2,973
Washington#43891 in 2,982
Ohio#439191 in 3,858
Indiana#450101 in 3,700
California#476591 in 2,944
Texas#480371 in 3,240
Pennsylvania#486161 in 4,310
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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 1980

girls
#397
572 births · 1 in 2,903 girls

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #397Kimberley572
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 2,903 of them was named Kimberley, which outranked 96.7% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kimberley
  1. #393Marilyn579
  2. #395Rosemary576
  3. #396Chandra573
  4. #397Kimberley572
  5. #397Katharine572
  6. #397Marsha572
  7. #400Nora571
  8. #401Allyson567
  9. #401Cathy567

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →