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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
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 1998 · 3
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).