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How popular is the name Kimberly?
Births per year, rank history and how many Kimberlies are alive today.
Kimberly (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Kimberley in England and Wales, ranked 1719th in 2025 and given to 17 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 117 babies were given the name, the 304th most popular that year. It has declined since 1996; the 2025 figure is roughly 15% of its peak. Common short forms of Kimberly include Kim.
Across all spellings of the name, the Kimberley you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Kimberleys born in England and Wales are between 29 and 43, and there are at least 21,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 6.5% chance that at least one of them will be called Kimberley.
How many babies are named Kimberly each year?
Includes all spellings: Kimberly, Kimberley. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Kimberly spelling rank?
Where does the Kimberley spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Kimberly most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Kimberley, peaked in 1996, when 916 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Kimberly spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 117 babies.
How many people are called Kimberly?
At least 21,000 people named Kimberly in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Kimberly?
Most living Kimberlies are between 29 and 43; the most common age is about 31.
Is Kimberly becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1996 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.