Kymberly
Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Kymberly: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 1998.
Kymberly is a modern spelling variant of Kimberly, which itself comes from an Old English place name, originally *Cyneburg’s field* — Cyneburg meaning “royal fortress” (from *cyne* “royal” + *burg* “fortress”). The name gained prominence as a given name after the Kimberley diamond rush in South Africa, though that place was named for Lord Kimberley, whose title derives from a different English village. Among notable bearers is actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, while the spelling Kymberly offers a slightly more individual twist. It also shares roots with the Scottish-sounding feminine name Kimber, and in the US charted popular in the 1970s and 1980s, making it a choice with both vintage resonance and a touch of modern flair.
Girl 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19983 babies
- Latest (1998)
- #6643 babies
- Total births
- 3since 1998
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y