Kimberely vs Kimberly

Side-by-side comparison of Kimberely and Kimberly - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Kimberely

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Name B

Kimberly

Girl name · Rank #247

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Metric Kimberely Kimberly
Current Rank Unranked #247
Total Births (all years) 2,300 846,393
Peak Year 1970 1970
Peak Year Births 126 34,130
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1952 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Kimberely Kimberly
1930s - 52
1940s - 1,189
1950s 137 48,958
1960s 941 259,072
1970s 743 229,097
1980s 331 146,452
1990s 121 77,879
2000s 27 48,494
2010s - 27,264
2020s - 7,936

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kimberely Kimberly
2014 - 2,902
2015 - 2,843
2016 - 2,332
2017 - 1,840
2018 - 1,705
2019 - 1,537
2020 - 1,560
2021 - 1,351
2022 - 1,392
2023 - 1,338
2024 - 1,286
2025 - 1,009

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1952–2006.

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