Kimberly remains a common girls' name (#302 in 2025), down from a peak of #2 in 1966.
Kimberly is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #303 for girl births in the United States (and #649 across all names), given to 1,009 babies. Kimberly first appears in 1933 and peaked in 1970 (34,130 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,009 | 1,009 | #303 | — |
| 2024 | 1,286 | 1,286 | #247 | — |
| 2023 | 1,338 | 1,343 | #222 | — |
| 2022 | 1,392 | 1,392 | #211 | — |
| 2021 | 1,357 | 1,357 | #221 | #11,520 |
| 2020 | 1,560 | 1,567 | #186 | — |
| 2019 | 1,543 | 1,548 | #196 | #11,530 |
| 2018 | 1,705 | 1,705 | #173 | — |
| 2017 | 1,840 | 1,840 | #164 | — |
| 2016 | 2,332 | 2,332 | #133 | — |
| 2015 | 2,849 | 2,856 | #108 | #11,481 |
| 2014 | 2,902 | 2,915 | #107 | — |
| 2013 | 3,110 | 3,128 | #101 | #13,184 |
| 2012 | 3,327 | 3,339 | #88 | #7,878 |
| 2011 | 3,812 | 3,835 | #67 | — |
| 2010 | 3,880 | 3,910 | #69 | #8,490 |
| 2009 | 4,228 | 4,274 | #66 | — |
| 2008 | 4,829 | 4,868 | #57 | #5,943 |
| 2007 | 5,119 | 5,159 | #54 | #5,572 |
| 2006 | 5,023 | 5,086 | #58 | #6,704 |
| 2005 | 4,760 | 4,826 | #63 | #8,744 |
| 2004 | 4,867 | 4,958 | #61 | #4,352 |
| 2003 | 4,841 | 4,934 | #64 | #4,942 |
| 2002 | 4,798 | 4,914 | #63 | #8,102 |
| 2001 | 4,891 | 5,036 | #61 | #6,256 |
| 2000 | 5,254 | 5,403 | #58 | #6,610 |
| 1999 | 5,470 | 5,633 | #51 | #5,195 |
| 1998 | 5,738 | 5,924 | #54 | #4,312 |
| 1997 | 6,190 | — | #49 | #6,979 |
| 1996 | 7,201 | — | #41 | #2,982 |
| 1995 | 7,764 | — | #37 | #3,505 |
| 1994 | 8,784 | — | #32 | #2,202 |
| 1993 | 7,992 | — | #39 | #2,669 |
| 1992 | 8,929 | — | #35 | #2,236 |
| 1991 | 9,829 | — | #34 | #2,372 |
| 1990 | 10,227 | — | #31 | #2,063 |
| 1989 | 11,100 | — | #28 | #1,387 |
| 1988 | 12,001 | — | #25 | #1,461 |
| 1987 | 13,087 | — | #23 | #1,327 |
| 1986 | 14,484 | — | #18 | #1,195 |
| 1985 | 14,968 | — | #19 | #1,311 |
| 1984 | 14,505 | — | #22 | #1,182 |
| 1983 | 15,436 | — | #15 | #1,101 |
| 1982 | 16,174 | — | #14 | #1,067 |
| 1981 | 16,744 | — | #13 | #1,241 |
| 1980 | 18,580 | — | #11 | #995 |
| 1979 | 17,699 | — | #12 | #1,125 |
| 1978 | 16,952 | — | #13 | #1,023 |
| 1977 | 18,367 | — | #8 | #951 |
| 1976 | 19,023 | — | #7 | #1,077 |
| 1975 | 20,339 | — | #7 | #909 |
| 1974 | 22,522 | — | #6 | #828 |
| 1973 | 23,627 | — | #4 | #806 |
| 1972 | 26,373 | — | #4 | #844 |
| 1971 | 30,810 | — | #4 | #798 |
| 1970 | 34,243 | — | #3 | #778 |
| 1969 | 33,193 | — | #4 | #724 |
| 1968 | 32,016 | — | #3 | #719 |
| 1967 | 33,213 | — | #2 | #690 |
| 1966 | 32,348 | — | #2 | #688 |
| 1965 | 28,957 | — | #4 | #678 |
| 1964 | 24,227 | — | #6 | #767 |
| 1963 | 21,312 | — | #11 | #808 |
| 1962 | 20,443 | — | #16 | #847 |
| 1961 | 17,466 | — | #22 | #733 |
| 1960 | 16,951 | — | #26 | #774 |
| 1959 | 12,900 | — | #33 | #731 |
| 1958 | 10,850 | — | #39 | #652 |
| 1957 | 9,610 | — | #42 | #616 |
| 1956 | 6,891 | — | #74 | #600 |
| 1955 | 4,039 | — | #111 | #553 |
| 1954 | 2,231 | — | #168 | #615 |
| 1953 | 1,552 | — | #209 | #641 |
| 1952 | 1,058 | — | #254 | #735 |
| 1951 | 581 | — | #366 | #714 |
| 1950 | 484 | — | #382 | #1,152 |
| 1949 | 399 | — | #415 | #1,173 |
| 1948 | 344 | — | #450 | #1,366 |
| 1947 | 266 | — | #522 | #2,440 |
| 1946 | 136 | — | #709 | #3,360 |
| 1945 | 26 | — | #1,634 | — |
| 1944 | 26 | — | #1,888 | #3,690 |
| 1943 | 18 | — | #2,113 | — |
| 1942 | 25 | — | #1,685 | — |
| 1941 | 24 | — | #1,631 | — |
| 1940 | 18 | — | #2,363 | #3,716 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,669 | — |
| 1938 | 10 | — | #2,830 | — |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #4,042 | — |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #4,540 | — |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,590 | — |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #4,065 | — |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,594 | — |