Kimberly Name Popularity
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How popular is Kimberly?
The somewhat popular name Kimberly was the 170th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.
Its highest popularity RANKING of #2 was reached for the first time in 1966 and as recently as 1967.
However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1970 with 34,136 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Kimberly was less than 5, most recently in 1932.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Kimberly occurred roughly during the years 1937-1941, and 1945-1967, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1970-1978, 1979-1993, 1994-2001, and 2006-2017.
Kimberly became more popular as a girls name in 1933.
Where is the name Kimberly popularity headed?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.
For a number of years, the name Kimberly has been spiralling downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Kimberly for their newborn has dropped.
The name Kimberly is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Kimberly is much less frequently used as a given name.
for Percentages.| Kimberly (Girl) | Kimberly (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 1,696 | 170 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 1,832 | 164 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 2,330 | 133 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 2,838 | 108 | 6 | 11,462 |
| 2014 | | 2,899 | 107 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 3,102 | 101 | 5 | 13,159 |
| 2012 | | 3,313 | 88 | 10 | 7,868 |
| 2011 | | 3,809 | 67 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 3,869 | 69 | 9 | 8,479 |
| 2009 | | 4,223 | 66 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 4,811 | 57 | 15 | 5,934 |
| 2007 | | 5,101 | 54 | 16 | 5,569 |
| 2006 | | 5,006 | 58 | 12 | 6,702 |
| 2005 | | 4,751 | 63 | 8 | 8,739 |
| 2004 | | 4,843 | 61 | 20 | 4,349 |
| 2003 | | 4,825 | 64 | 16 | 4,938 |
| 2002 | | 4,789 | 63 | 8 | 8,098 |
| 2001 | | 4,880 | 61 | 11 | 6,253 |
| 2000 | | 5,244 | 58 | 10 | 6,607 |
| 1999 | | 5,457 | 51 | 13 | 5,193 |
| 1998 | | 5,721 | 53 | 16 | 4,311 |
| 1997 | | 6,182 | 49 | 8 | 6,976 |
| 1996 | | 7,175 | 41 | 25 | 2,982 |
| 1995 | | 7,745 | 37 | 19 | 3,505 |
| 1994 | | 8,746 | 32 | 37 | 2,198 |
| 1993 | | 7,966 | 39 | 27 | 2,669 |
| 1992 | | 8,894 | 35 | 34 | 2,236 |
| 1991 | | 9,800 | 34 | 30 | 2,370 |
| 1990 | | 10,194 | 31 | 36 | 2,064 |
| 1989 | | 11,037 | 28 | 63 | 1,385 |
| 1988 | | 11,946 | 25 | 53 | 1,459 |
| 1987 | | 13,029 | 23 | 56 | 1,329 |
| 1986 | | 14,418 | 18 | 64 | 1,195 |
| 1985 | | 14,913 | 19 | 54 | 1,310 |
| 1984 | | 14,442 | 22 | 60 | 1,182 |
| 1983 | | 15,372 | 15 | 66 | 1,102 |
| 1982 | | 16,100 | 14 | 73 | 1,067 |
| 1981 | | 16,690 | 13 | 55 | 1,240 |
| 1980 | | 18,500 | 11 | 83 | 994 |
| 1979 | | 17,639 | 12 | 64 | 1,126 |
| 1978 | | 16,879 | 13 | 73 | 1,022 |
| 1977 | | 18,286 | 8 | 81 | 952 |
| 1976 | | 18,966 | 7 | 61 | 1,076 |
| 1975 | | 20,263 | 7 | 82 | 909 |
| 1974 | | 22,419 | 6 | 95 | 829 |
| 1973 | | 23,533 | 4 | 96 | 806 |
| 1972 | | 26,290 | 4 | 91 | 843 |
| 1971 | | 30,696 | 4 | 102 | 799 |
| 1970 | | 34,136 | 3 | 114 | 773 |
| 1969 | | 33,077 | 4 | 116 | 724 |
| 1968 | | 31,908 | 3 | 111 | 715 |
| 1967 | | 33,102 | 2 | 117 | 689 |
| 1966 | | 32,234 | 2 | 115 | 689 |
| 1965 | | 28,830 | 4 | 121 | 678 |
| 1964 | | 24,128 | 6 | 98 | 768 |
| 1963 | | 21,228 | 11 | 89 | 804 |
| 1962 | | 20,362 | 16 | 80 | 847 |
| 1961 | | 17,355 | 22 | 111 | 733 |
| 1960 | | 16,852 | 26 | 96 | 781 |
| 1959 | | 12,782 | 33 | 109 | 734 |
| 1958 | | 10,712 | 39 | 140 | 651 |
| 1957 | | 9,448 | 42 | 156 | 615 |
| 1956 | | 6,731 | 74 | 161 | 601 |
| 1955 | | 3,861 | 111 | 178 | 552 |
| 1954 | | 2,091 | 168 | 144 | 614 |
| 1953 | | 1,428 | 209 | 124 | 641 |
| 1952 | | 966 | 254 | 92 | 736 |
| 1951 | | 487 | 366 | 96 | 708 |
| 1950 | | 445 | 382 | 39 | 1,153 |
| 1949 | | 363 | 414 | 37 | 1,173 |
| 1948 | | 315 | 450 | 29 | 1,366 |
| 1947 | | 255 | 522 | 11 | 2,440 |
| 1946 | | 130 | 709 | 6 | 3,359 |
| 1945 | | 26 | 1,634 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 21 | 1,888 | 5 | 3,690 |
| 1943 | | 18 | 2,112 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 25 | 1,686 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 24 | 1,630 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 14 | 2,247 | 5 | 3,716 |
| 1939 | | 11 | 2,668 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 10 | 2,831 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 6 | 4,042 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 5 | 4,540 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 7 | 3,588 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 6 | 4,065 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 7 | 3,590 | < 5 | -- |
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