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Kimberly

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kimberly: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Dutch pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Marcel Coenders. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #304 to #1959.200020052010201520202025#304#1959
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#304
1997#409
1998#411
1999#515
2000#582
2001#455
2002#493
2003#468
2004#581
2005#571
2006#630
2007#693
2008#699
2009#755
2010#695
2011#738
2012#825
2013#684
2014#832
2015#965
2016#955
2017#982
2018#1111
2019#1389
2020#1397
2021#1569
2022#1501
2023#1959
2024#1036
2025#1719

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 38 of the 43 years from 1983 to 2025.

In 2025: #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1719 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1983–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1983

    First recorded at #298 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1984–1988

    Highest recorded position: #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1984 (recorded 1984–1988).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1983 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #97 in New South Wales, Australia in 1988.

Kimberly's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#171917HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#103633HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#195914HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#150120HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#156919HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#139722HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#138922HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#111131HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#98237HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#95538HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#96537HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#83246HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#68458HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#82546HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#73852HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#69553HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#75548HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#69951HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#69349HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#63051HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#57157HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#58153HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#46871HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#49361HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#45567HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#58246HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#51556HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#41175HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#40977HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#304117HighVerified
1988New South Wales, Australiafemale#9781InsufficientNot yet available
1984New South Wales, Australiafemale#9780InsufficientNot yet available
2021Northern Irelandfemale#4463HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#3973HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#3704HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#4513HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#3634HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#3664HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#4133HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#3443HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#4438HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#4458HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#7644HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#7004HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#6215HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#5856HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#5327HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#42710HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#5407HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#4749HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#5507HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#37713HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#6415HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#6655HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#4688HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#4647HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#34710HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#5764HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4905HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#4066HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#6063HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#4135HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4983HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#3278HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#3507HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#4484HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#3916HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#3657HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#3806HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#3159HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#23716HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#29611HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#4584HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#5193HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#3896HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#29811HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Kimberly is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Kimberly, between 1983 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1988New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1984New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1988New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1984England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: highest position in 199919832025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1983–202538#237 in 1988
New South Wales, Australia1984–19882#97 in 1984
England and Wales1996–202530#304 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–20219#344 in 1999

Its high point came 15 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1984) than in Northern Ireland (1999).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Kimberly

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1983–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1983 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #97 in New South Wales, Australia in 1988. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.