What does Kimberly mean?

Kimberly means "Cyneburga's wood; Cyneburga's"

How do we pronounce Kimberly?

Kimberly \kim-ber-ly, ki-mbe-rly\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Kimberly used as a boy name meaning of name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced KIHMBer-Liy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Kimberly: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Kimberly?

Kimberly has its origins in the Old English language and it is used largely in English. Kimberly is a spelling variant of the English short names for Kimberley. Kimberly is popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1960s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. At the peak of its usage in 1967, 1.928% of baby girls were named Kimberly. It had a ranking of #2 then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #68 with a usage of 0.198%, however it was nevertheless the most regularly used out of all girl names in its family. Kimberly has mainly been a baby girl name in the last century. There were 236 times more baby girls than boys who were named Kimberly in 1980.

The following famous people share the name Kimberly:

  • Rapper Lil' Kim, born Kimberly Denise Jones 11 July 1975, Brooklyn, New York
  • Socialite Kimberly Kardashian, born 21 October 1980, Los Angeles, California.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Kimberly:

the English Kimberely name popularity, the English name Kimberle meaning, the English Kimberlee name popularity, the English name Kimberleigh meaning, the English Kimberley meaning, the English nicknames for Kimberli, the English Kimberlie name, the English Kimberlye meaning and origin, the English Kymberlee meaning of name, the English Kymberli name popularity, the English name Kymberly origin, the English baby name Kymburlee, the English short names for Kamberly, the English name Kemberly origin, the English nicknames for Khymberlee, the English Kimberlei name popularity, the name Kimbrela name variations, the English Kimbreley meaning, the name Kimbrella name variations, and the English name Kymberle.

The baby name Kimberly fun facts:

The name Kimberly in reverse order is "Ylrebmik".

The numerological value of the name Kimberly is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Kimberly?

Kimberly is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.16%
20130.18%
20120.19%
20110.22%
20100.22%
20090.23%
20080.25%
20070.27%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames