Gender
Origin
- English
- Cyneburgs meadow
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kimberley
Pronunciation
k(i)-mber-ley, kimb(e)-rley
More about the name
Kimberley (also Kimberly or Kimberlee) is a unisex given name of Old English origin. John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, a place in Norfolk, England, popularised the name by giving it to a town in South Africa and a region in Australia.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1954 (rank #1499, 26 births); most recent 1974 (rank #4635, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1967 (rank #166, 2,001 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5722, 21 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 21 |
| 2024 | – | 26 |
| 2023 | – | 20 |
| 2022 | – | 14 |
| 2021 | – | 22 |
| 2020 | – | 24 |
| 2019 | – | 26 |
| 2018 | – | 37 |
| 2017 | – | 25 |
| 2016 | – | 42 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #73, 799 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2137, 13 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2019 | 39 |
| 2018 | 37 |
| 2017 | 41 |
| 2016 | 58 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #119, 614 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1577, 20 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2019 | 42 |
| 2018 | 61 |
| 2017 | 63 |
| 2016 | 63 |
| 2015 | 79 |
| 2014 | 86 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #224, 17 births); most recent 2024 (rank #714, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #26, 260 births); most recent 2016 (rank #798, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #245, 7 births); most recent 2016 (rank #440, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #283, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #41, 78 births); most recent 2014 (rank #653, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence