Kimberly is a popular girls' name in United States, ranking #88 in 2012 with 3,316 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 7,175 births ranking #41. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 53.8%. In 2012, approximately 1 in every 531 girls born was named Kimberly. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Kimberly is an English place and surname name that later became a very familiar girls' first name. Its older root points to a meadow or clearing connected with the name Cyneburh.
Although ancient in source, Kimberly feels especially tied to twentieth-century use, when it became a major favourite in English-speaking countries. Its soft ending helped it transition smoothly from surname to first name.