Feminine dossier · first seen 1933

Kimberly

Endangered Down 97% from peak
Peak era
1970
Peak births
34,130
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen X

Quick answers about Kimberly

How many people are named Kimberly?

An estimated 749,753 living Americans are named Kimberly.

How rare is Kimberly?

Kimberly is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,009 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 97% from its 1970 peak.

How old is the typical Kimberly?

The median age of a living American named Kimberly is approximately 51 years, with most bearers falling between 39 and 59 years old.

Is Kimberly still popular?

No. Kimberly is endangered as a baby name, down 97% from its 1970 peak with 1,009 births in 2025.

Where is Kimberly most common?

Kimberly has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.5× more often than the national baseline.

1933Peak 19702025
peak 1970 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1970
Decline from peak
97%
2025
1,009
All-time
846,393

Kimberly took 69 years to reach 38 states. A slow burn from California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, and Washington outward.

Broke out: California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, 1952 · over-represented in 38 states over 69 years

Alabama: broke out 1976 AL Alaska: broke out 1953 AK Arizona: broke out 2007 AZ Arkansas: broke out 1985 AR California: broke out 1952 CA Colorado: broke out 1952 CO Connecticut: never over-represented CT Delaware: broke out 1965 DE District of Columbia: broke out 1983 DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: broke out 1977 GA Hawaii: broke out 1988 HI Idaho: never over-represented ID Illinois: broke out 1952 IL Indiana: broke out 1955 IN Iowa: broke out 1952 IA Kansas: broke out 1952 KS Kentucky: broke out 1959 KY Louisiana: never over-represented LA Maine: never over-represented ME Maryland: broke out 1960 MD Massachusetts: never over-represented MA Michigan: broke out 1960 MI Minnesota: broke out 1956 MN Mississippi: broke out 1976 MS Missouri: never over-represented MO Montana: broke out 1952 MT Nebraska: broke out 1952 NE Nevada: broke out 1955 NV New Hampshire: broke out 1954 NH New Jersey: broke out 2021 NJ New Mexico: broke out 2004 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: broke out 1978 NC North Dakota: broke out 1952 ND Ohio: broke out 1952 OH Oklahoma: never over-represented OK Oregon: broke out 1952 OR Pennsylvania: never over-represented PA Rhode Island: broke out 2000 RI South Carolina: broke out 1979 SC South Dakota: broke out 2019 SD Tennessee: never over-represented TN Texas: broke out 2002 TX Utah: broke out 1952 UT Vermont: broke out 1953 VT Virginia: never over-represented VA Washington: broke out 1952 WA West Virginia: broke out 1953 WV Wisconsin: never over-represented WI Wyoming: broke out 1992 WY