Kimbery
Feminine · English roots
Kimbery is Kimberly without its l, and said as written it becomes a different sound, KIM-ber-ee, closer to timber than to the name it comes from. By its letters it belongs entirely to the Kimberly family, and most families who choose it mean that name.
How old is the name Kimbery?
Kimbery first appears in US birth records in 1957 — 68 years ago. The typical Kimbery alive today was born around 1973, making them about 52 years old. About 500 people named Kimbery are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kimbery most popular?
Kimbery peaked in 1970, reaching #2577 nationally. See the whole 1970 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Kimberley (English village) to Kimbery
The story of Kimbery
Kimberly came into American use as a given name in the twentieth century and gathered a crowd of spellings. Kimbery is the one that drops the l, the consonant that begins the last syllable of the place-name, and with it the lee sound at the end. The record does not say how any family meant it to be said, and the family's own way of saying it is the only guide.
Meaning
from an English place-name (through Kimberly)
Kimbery has no meaning apart from Kimberly, an English place-name that became a title, a South African town and finally a given name.
How the name formed
- KimberleyEnglish village
- KimberleySouth African town
- Kimberlygiven name
- Kimbery
Pronouncing Kimbery
KIM-ber-ee
Said as written it is three syllables without an l; families who mean Kimberly say KIM-ber-lee, and the spelling will not tell a reader which is intended.
Nicknames for Kimbery
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1957
- Most girls named
- 197028 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2577reached in 1970
- Change vs 1990
- −37.5%5 in 1994, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Kimberys among us
people named Kimbery are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Kimbery sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Kim works exactly as it does for Kimberly.
- Shorter to write than most Kimberly spellings.
- It will be read as a misspelling of Kimberly, and forms, teachers and spellcheckers will add the l back; expect to correct it often, and calmly.
- Anyone reading it aloud for the first time will not know whether to say the l, so the family's choice needs stating once.
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Frequently asked
- How many Kimberys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Kimbery are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Kimbery in 2025?
- Kimbery is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Kimbery with classmates?
- Kimbery will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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