Kymberlee
Feminine
Kymberlee changes three letters of a familiar name and not one sound. A three-syllable name offers three separate places to make a change, which is why this family has produced more spellings than almost any other.
How old is the name Kymberlee?
Kymberlee first appears in US birth records in 1962 — 63 years ago. The typical Kymberlee alive today was born around 1994, making them about 31 years old. About 900 people named Kymberlee are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kymberlee most popular?
Kymberlee peaked in 1992, reaching #2974 nationally. See the whole 1992 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Kymberlee
Count the respelling points in a long name and you can predict how many versions of it the record will hold. A one-syllable name has almost nowhere to go. A three-syllable name has three — the front consonant, the stressed vowel, and the ending — and each can be changed independently, so the number of possible spellings multiplies rather than adds. Two choices at each point gives eight versions; three gives twenty-seven. That is why the largest spelling families in the American record are all names of this length, and why a parent who wants a distinctive version of a long name is spoiled for choice in a way that a parent naming a child John is not.
Meaningnot established
Not established
The name comes from an English place name that became a surname, and the elements behind it are argued over. Nothing in the modern spelling adds a meaning; the three altered letters are visual choices.
Pronouncing Kymberlee
KIM-ber-lee
Three syllables, stress at the front. All three altered letters are silent as changes.
Nicknames for Kymberlee
Moderate
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
- 1962
- Most girls named
- 199239 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2974reached in 1992
- Change vs 2019
- 0.0%5 in 2023, from 5
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.
Kymberlees among us
people named Kymberlee 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
Kymberlee 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
- It is read correctly on sight in spite of the spelling.
- It shortens cleanly and the short form is current.
- The rhythm is strong and familiar to every American ear.
- Kimberly, Kimberley and Kymberly are all in use and hers will be written as one of them.
- Three altered letters means three things to correct every time.
- The spelling dates the name to a particular stretch of decades.
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Frequently asked
- How many Kymberlees are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Kymberlee are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Kymberlee in 2025?
- Kymberlee is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Kymberlee with classmates?
- Kymberlee will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More K names
The most-given names starting with K, all years combined.
Karen#1279 · Kimberly#302 · Kathleen#1150 · Katherine#186 · Kelly#851 · Kathryn#729 · Kayla#364 · Kathy#3249
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