Meaning of the nameKimberly
- Female
- English origin
- Kim-ber-ly
Kimberly is a female name of English origin, a variant of Kimberley, a place name and surname meaning 'wood or clearing of Kyneburga'.
Meaning
“variant of Kimberley, an English place name meaning 'wood or clearing of Kyneburga'”
Source: Wiktionary: Kimberley
- People (2022)
- 11,660
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,530
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,876
- people
Kimberly in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kimberly, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (4,092 people).
11,493 women 167 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Kimberly is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kimberly in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
- Amazonas 0.012%
- Paraná 0.012%
- São Paulo 0.009%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,897 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,333 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 1,312 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,180 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 481 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 463 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 460 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 355 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 247 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 229 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 199 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 193 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 185 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 178 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 156 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 114 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 102 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 97 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 73 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 72 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 71 | 0.011% |
| Amapá | 67 | 0.009% |
| Paraíba | 59 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 53 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 35 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kimberly
Wiktionary records Kimberly as a variant of Kimberley, an Old English place name meaning 'wood or clearing of Kyneburga' that became a surname and then a given name. Behind the Name adds that the South African city of Kimberley was named after Lord Kimberley and that the given name has been in use since the mid-twentieth century. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,660 people named Kimberly, with a median age of 13. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Kimberli among the spelling variants; Kimberlly adds a double L.
The English spelling used as a given name and the most recorded in the group, ending in Y.
Other spellings of Kimberly
Sources
- Wiktionary: Kimberly · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Kimberley · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Kimberly · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kimberly · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kimberly
What does the name Kimberly mean?
Kimberly means “variant of Kimberley, an English place name meaning 'wood or clearing of Kyneburga'”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Kimberly in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,660 people with the first name Kimberly, which ranks it number 1,530 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Kimberly a boy's or a girl's name?
Kimberly is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,493 women and 167 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Kimberly?
Kimberly is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Kimberly most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.012% of the state's population is named Kimberly (1,333 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kimberly?
Kimberlly and Kimberli. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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