Kimberley is a girl's name of English origin meaning “royal and fortress.” In 2024 it was given to 26 girls in the United States.
Kimberley belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “royal and fortress” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kimberley first appears in Social Security records in 1941. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #166 in 1967, and in 2024 26 babies received the name — 38,021 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kimberley means “royal and fortress” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kimberley is a girl name. In 2024, 26 babies received the name in the US.
Kimberley comes from the English & American tradition.
Kimberley first appears in US records in 1941. Its best-ever ranking was #166 in 1967, and 26 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kimberley is pronounced /ˈkɪmbəli/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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