Kimberley

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A few things about Kimberley you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kimberley

Kimberley Walsh

British singer and actress

Choose Kimberley and your child shares a first name with Kimberley Walsh, a British singer and actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kimberley, like who?” Kimberley Walsh's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Bob Peters from Leeds, UK, CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 76,336 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Kimberley, 21 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kimberley would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKimberley first shows up in US birth records in 1941, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 84 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1967, when it ranked #166. Today it's #5,722, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKimberley was 5.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 15,129 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 76,336.
• 🍂TrendKimberley has slipped 554 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,722. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Kimberley means “Cyneburg's clearing”. Our records link it to English and Old English roots.

About the name Kimberley

Kimberley is a girl name of English and Old English origin meaning “Cyneburg's clearing”. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-ley”. US birth records list Kimberley for girls from 1941 to 2025, in 84 of those 85 years. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked #166 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,722, with 21 babies.

Origin:English namesOld English names