girl's name
Kimberlyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,950
Kimberlyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1993, when 121 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 85,012 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1955.
Kimberlyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 129 |
| 1960s | 637 |
| 1970s | 417 |
| 1980s | 229 |
| 1990s | 801 |
| 2000s | 772 |
| 2010s | 690 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 251 |
How popular is Kimberlyn?
In 2025, Kimberlyn was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kimberlyn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kimberlyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kimberlyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kimberlyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kimberlyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kimberlyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kimberlyn
How popular is the name Kimberlyn?
In 2025, Kimberlyn was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kimberlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kimberlyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kimberlyn most popular?
Kimberlyn peaked in 1993, when 121 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kimberlyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kimberlyn currently ranks #3,801 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.