Kimberly

English surname and place name
"Cyneburga's meadow"

Kimberly Origin and Meaning

The name Kimberly is a girl's name of English origin meaning "Cyneburga's meadow".

Kimberly's heyday was in the 1960s and 70s, when it ranked among the Top 10. While it hasn't been stylish for decades, it's evidenced more staying power than some former hot girl names, remaining among the Top 300 girl names in the US, where it's stood for 70 years.

Does that make Kimberly a classic? We wouldn't go quite that far, but it's shown more staying power than other girls' names starting with K popular around the same time, such as Kelly and Kristen. Kimberley is a city in South Africa whose name is taken from Lord Kimberley, a native of the village of Kimberley in Norfolk, England.

# 222 in the US

Kimberly Rank in US Top 1000

# 773 on Nameberry

Kimberly Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Kimberly Popularity

Famous People Named Kimberly

  • Kimberly Denise Jones aka Lil Kim
    American rapper
  • Kimberly "Kim" Richards
    American actress and reality TV personality ("Real Housewives of Beverly Hills")
  • Kimberly Jackson
    daughter of actress Kim Richards
  • Kimberly Alana Stewart
    American actress/model
  • Kimberly Marie Perry
    American lead singer of The Band Perry
  • Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian
    American reality TV personality
  • Kimberly "Kimmy" Kopke
    American dancer and reality TV personality ("Dance Moms: Miami")
  • Kimberly Dawn Cobain
    sister of musician Kurt Cobain
  • Kimberly Payne Williams
    Paisley, American actress, wife of musician Brad Paisley
  • Kimberly Po
    Messerli, American tennis player
  • Kimberly Kaye Wyatt
    American singer and member of The Pussycat Dolls
  • Kimberly Anne McCullough
    American actress
  • Kimberly Ane Peirce
    American film director
  • Kimberly Claire "Kimmie" Meissner
    American figure skater
  • Kimberly Brooks
    American voice actress
  • Kimberly Matula
    American actress
  • Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle
    American TV journalist
  • Kimberly "Alexis" Bledel
    American actress
  • Kimberly Violette Petty
    aka AnnaKim Violette, daughter of musician Tom Petty

Kimberly in Pop Culture

  • Kimberly "Kim" Andrews
    character on soap "One Life to Live"
  • Kimberly Ann "Kim" Possible
    title character on animated series "Kim Possible"
  • Kimberly Drummond
    character on TV's "Diff'rent Strokes"
  • Kimberly Hart
    the Pink Power Ranger on TV's ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''
  • Kimberly "Kim" Parker
    character on TV series "Moesha"
  • Kimberly "Kim" Pine
    character in Scott Pilgrim series
  • Kimberly Shaw
    character on TV's "Melrose Place"
  • Kimberly Hyde
    character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
  • Kimberly "Ki" Swan
    character from YouTube series "Video Game High School"
  • Kimberly "Kimmy" Louise Gibbler
    character on TV series "Full House"
  • Kimberly "Kim" Bauer
    character on TV series "24"
  • Kimberly Couger "Kimmy" Schmidt
    main character of Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
  • Kimberly "Kim" Jennings
    character in the novel "Spooked" by Elise Noble
  • Kimberly “Kim” Kelly
    character on TV series “Freaks and Geeks”
  • Kimberly Tooms
    character on TV series "Into the Dark"