Kimberly: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Cyneburg's meadow”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- KIM-ber-lee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From an English place name and surname meaning the meadow or clearing of Cyneburg, an Old English female name. Kimberly later became a given name, especially in the modern era.
How popular is Kimberly?
Babies named Kimberly in 20241,285
2024 rank#247 girls
Peak year1967
Total US babies since 1880849,647
Kimberly is fading: recent use is about 45% of its level ten years before.
Names like Kimberly
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Kimberly questions
What does the name Kimberly mean?
Kimberly means "Cyneburg's meadow". It comes from Old English. From an English place name and surname meaning the meadow or clearing of Cyneburg, an Old English female name. Kimberly later became a given name, especially in the modern era.
Is Kimberly a boy or girl name?
Kimberly is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Kimberly?
1,285 US babies were named Kimberly in 2024. Its peak year was 1967.
How do you pronounce Kimberly?
Kimberly 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.