Is Kimberley a boy or girl name?
Kimberley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 0 boys were named Kimberley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 38,256 US babies named Kimberley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,074
- Babies named Kimberley since 1941
- 38,256
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 2,008 babies
Boys and girls named Kimberley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7 | 190 | 96.4% |
| 1950s | 118 | 4,097 | 97.2% |
| 1960s | 83 | 16,260 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 27 | 10,113 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,788 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,083 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 906 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 478 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 106 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,074 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,065 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,664 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,246 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,106 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,969 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,254 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,679 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,955 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,859 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,063 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,785 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,661 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,438 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,735 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,077 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,103 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,100 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,829 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,216 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,256 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,722 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,523 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,386 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,333 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,145 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 190 | #992 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,006 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 213 | #901 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 225 | #861 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 233 | #855 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 290 | #720 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 324 | #666 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 295 | #685 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 284 | #681 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 294 | #642 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 366 | #555 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 344 | #569 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 327 | #566 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 387 | #503 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 446 | #471 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 473 | #455 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 572 | #398 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 575 | #385 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 570 | #373 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 629 | #352 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 719 | #315 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 871 | #279 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,961 | 1,006 | #255 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,091 | #236 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,389 | 1,272 | #219 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,535 | 1,610 | #192 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,060 | 1,770 | #185 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,203 | 1,806 | #179 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,249 | 1,856 | #175 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,275 | 2,003 | #166 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,888 | 1,986 | #171 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,553 | 1,799 | #189 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,164 | 1,547 | #220 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,775 | 1,412 | #233 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,450 | 1,441 | #224 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,380 | 1,211 | #255 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,864 | 1,199 | #257 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,296 | 892 | #307 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,159 | 789 | #336 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,568 | 720 | #339 |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,214 | 596 | #357 |
| 1955 | 19 | #1,824 | 384 | #462 |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,515 | 272 | #539 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,002 | 191 | #649 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,442 | 120 | #838 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,956 | 73 | #1,094 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,196 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,162 | 56 | #1,216 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,292 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,498 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,948 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,914 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,020 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,986 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,733 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kimberley reached #1,515 in 1954. As a girl name, it reached #166 in 1967. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kimberley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.