Kimberley Girl
How popular is Kimberley?
#5,721 girl name in 2025
21 baby girls were named Kimberley in the US in 2025, making it the 5721st most popular girl name.
Kimberley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,721 for girls (▼ 703 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 21 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,533 in 2015, #5,165 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1967 (2,003 girls) |
| Highest rank | #166 in 1967 |
| First recorded | 1941 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kimberley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kimberly family of names ranked #302 for girls in 2025 (#245 the year before), with 1,080 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberly | 1,009 | 93% |
| Kimberlee | 29 | 3% |
| Kimberley | 21 | 2% |
| Kimberli | 9 | 1% |
| Kimberlie | 6 | 1% |
| Kimberleigh | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kimberley is most popular
Babies named Kimberley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Kimberley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 190 | #1,209 |
| 1950s | 4,097 | #307 |
| 1960s | 16,261 | #166 |
| 1970s | 10,113 | #185 |
| 1980s | 3,788 | #397 |
| 1990s | 2,083 | #665 |
| 2000s | 906 | #1,516 |
| 2010s | 478 | #2,642 |
| 2020s | 127 | #5,018 |
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Questions
- Is Kimberley a boy or girl name?
- Kimberley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kimberley were girls.
- How popular is the name Kimberley?
- 21 baby girls were named Kimberley in the US in 2025, making it the 5721st most popular girl name.
- When was Kimberley most popular?
- Kimberley peaked in 1967, when 2,003 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #166 in 1967.
- How many people are named Kimberley?
- 38,278 babies have been named Kimberley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 35,172 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 57.
- Where is Kimberley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kimberley was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.