Is Kimberly a boy or girl name?
Kimberly is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,285 girls and 0 boys were named Kimberly, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 849,647 US babies named Kimberly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #246
- Babies named Kimberly since 1933
- 849,647
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 34,246 babies
Boys and girls named Kimberly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1940s | 93 | 1,189 | 92.7% |
| 1950s | 1,238 | 48,958 | 97.5% |
| 1960s | 1,054 | 259,072 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 858 | 229,098 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 627 | 146,453 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 245 | 77,877 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 116 | 48,491 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 36 | 27,261 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 6 | 6,923 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,285 | #246 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,336 | #222 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,392 | #210 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,510 | 1,350 | #221 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,560 | #186 |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,527 | 1,536 | #196 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,705 | #173 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,840 | #164 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 2,332 | #133 |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,478 | 2,843 | #108 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 2,902 | #107 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,183 | 3,104 | #101 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,878 | 3,316 | #88 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 3,812 | #67 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,490 | 3,871 | #69 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 4,228 | #66 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,942 | 4,814 | #57 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,572 | 5,102 | #54 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,703 | 5,010 | #58 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,744 | 4,752 | #63 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,352 | 4,846 | #61 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,942 | 4,825 | #64 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,100 | 4,790 | #63 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,256 | 4,880 | #61 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,609 | 5,244 | #58 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,194 | 5,457 | #51 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,312 | 5,721 | #54 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,979 | 6,182 | #49 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,982 | 7,175 | #41 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,505 | 7,745 | #37 |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,202 | 8,747 | #32 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,669 | 7,965 | #39 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,236 | 8,895 | #35 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,372 | 9,799 | #34 |
| 1990 | 36 | #2,064 | 10,191 | #31 |
| 1989 | 63 | #1,387 | 11,037 | #28 |
| 1988 | 53 | #1,461 | 11,949 | #25 |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,327 | 13,030 | #23 |
| 1986 | 64 | #1,195 | 14,418 | #18 |
| 1985 | 54 | #1,311 | 14,913 | #19 |
| 1984 | 60 | #1,182 | 14,446 | #22 |
| 1983 | 66 | #1,101 | 15,370 | #15 |
| 1982 | 73 | #1,067 | 16,101 | #14 |
| 1981 | 55 | #1,241 | 16,689 | #13 |
| 1980 | 83 | #995 | 18,500 | #11 |
| 1979 | 64 | #1,126 | 17,637 | #12 |
| 1978 | 73 | #1,023 | 16,878 | #13 |
| 1977 | 81 | #951 | 18,285 | #8 |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,077 | 18,962 | #7 |
| 1975 | 82 | #909 | 20,258 | #7 |
| 1974 | 95 | #828 | 22,427 | #6 |
| 1973 | 96 | #806 | 23,531 | #4 |
| 1972 | 91 | #844 | 26,281 | #4 |
| 1971 | 102 | #798 | 30,706 | #4 |
| 1970 | 113 | #777 | 34,133 | #3 |
| 1969 | 116 | #725 | 33,076 | #4 |
| 1968 | 111 | #714 | 31,907 | #3 |
| 1967 | 116 | #690 | 33,096 | #2 |
| 1966 | 116 | #688 | 32,231 | #2 |
| 1965 | 121 | #678 | 28,837 | #4 |
| 1964 | 98 | #767 | 24,131 | #6 |
| 1963 | 89 | #805 | 21,225 | #11 |
| 1962 | 80 | #847 | 20,362 | #16 |
| 1961 | 111 | #733 | 17,356 | #22 |
| 1960 | 96 | #781 | 16,851 | #26 |
| 1959 | 110 | #731 | 12,791 | #33 |
| 1958 | 140 | #652 | 10,710 | #39 |
| 1957 | 156 | #616 | 9,453 | #42 |
| 1956 | 161 | #600 | 6,730 | #74 |
| 1955 | 177 | #553 | 3,862 | #111 |
| 1954 | 144 | #615 | 2,087 | #168 |
| 1953 | 124 | #641 | 1,428 | #209 |
| 1952 | 92 | #735 | 966 | #254 |
| 1951 | 95 | #714 | 486 | #366 |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,153 | 445 | #382 |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,173 | 362 | #415 |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,366 | 315 | #450 |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,440 | 255 | #522 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,360 | 130 | #709 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,634 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,690 | 21 | #1,889 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,113 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,685 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,631 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,716 | 13 | #2,363 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,668 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,830 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,042 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,540 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,590 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,065 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,594 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kimberly reached #553 in 1955. As a girl name, it reached #2 in 1966. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kimberly
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.