Kimberly

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Kimberly

Gender: Feminine
Language: English

Etymology:
Kimberly comes from the Old English place name and surname Kimberley, which meant “King’s City’s Meadow” from “cyne” (king), “burg” (city), and “leah” (meadow).

History:
Kimberley, the Old English place name, gave its name to a noble family. In the 19th century, John Wodehouse, Earl of Kimberley (the colonial secretary) (1806-1902) gave his name to a town in South Africa (1878). During the Boer War, the town of Kimberley became very well-known. During the 1940s, parents began giving the name to their daughters.

Pronunciation: KIM-burr-lee.

Diminutives: Kim, Kimi, Kimmy.

Alternates: Kimber, Kimberlee, Kimberli, Kimberlie, Kimberely, Kimberrly, Kimbery.
Hawaiian: Kimipele.

See also: Kim.

Famous Bearers:
Places:
Kimberley
Australia
Kimberley
British Columbia, Canada
Kimberley
South Africa

Singers and Entertainers:
Kimberly William (1971-)
American actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.504 % named Kimberly
0.178 % named Kim
0.021 % named Kimberley
0.008 % named Kimberlee
0.003 % named Kimberely
0.002 % named Kimberli
0.002 % named Kimber
0.002 % named Kimberlie
0.002 % named Kimbery
0.001 % named Kimi

Popularity of Kimberly:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 681st most popular.
1950-1960: 78th most popular.
1960-1970: 5th most popular.
1964: 9th most popular.
1965: 5th most popular.
1966: 4th most popular.
1967: 3rd most popular.
1968: 3rd most popular.
1969: 4th most popular.
1970-1980: 5th most popular.
1970: 3rd most popular.
1971: 4th most popular.
1972: 5th most popular.
1973: 5th most popular.
1974: 5th most popular.
1975: 7th most popular.
1976: 10th most popular.
1979: 8th most popular.
1980-1990: 18th most popular.
1990: 32nd most popular.
1991: 36th most popular.
1992: 36th most popular.
1993: 37th most popular.
1994: 31st most popular.
1995: 35th most popular.
1996: 39th most popular.
1997: 49th most popular.
1998: 51st most popular.
1999: 51st most popular.
2000: 57th most popular.
2001: 61st most popular.
2002: 60th most popular.
2003: 63rd most popular.

Popularity of Kimberley:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 476th most popular.
1960-1970: 207th most popular.
1970-1980: 261st most popular.
1980-1990: 515th most popular.
1990: 679th most popular.
1991: 728th most popular.
1992: 858th most popular.
1993: 848th most popular.
1994: 898th most popular.
1995: 937th most popular.
1996: 998th most popular.
1997: N/A

In France...
1900-1990: N/A
1994: 182nd most popular.
2000: 150th most popular.

Popularity of Kimberlee:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 631st most popular.
1960-1970: 446th most popular.
1970-1980: 489th most popular.
1980-1990: 769th most popular.
1990: 741st most popular.
1991: 853rd most popular.
1992: 912th most popular.
1993: 868th most popular.
1994: 898th most popular.
1995: N/A

Popularity of Kimberli:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1960: N/A
1960-1970: 931st most popular.
1970-2000: N/A