Kimberley: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Cyneburga's meadow”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- KIM-ber-lee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Variant spelling of Kimberly, from an English place name. The place name combines the Old English personal name Cyneburh with leah 'woodland, clearing, meadow'.
How popular is Kimberley?
Babies named Kimberley in 202426
Peak year1967
Total US babies since 188038,256
Kimberley is fading: recent use is about 39% of its level ten years before.
Names like Kimberley
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Kimberley questions
What does the name Kimberley mean?
Kimberley means "Cyneburga's meadow". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Kimberly, from an English place name. The place name combines the Old English personal name Cyneburh with leah 'woodland, clearing, meadow'.
Is Kimberley a boy or girl name?
Kimberley is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Kimberley?
26 US babies were named Kimberley in 2024. Its peak year was 1967.
How do you pronounce Kimberley?
Kimberley is usually pronounced KIM-ber-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.