Kimbelry
A feminine name of English origin meaning "from the royal meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 31 living Americans carry the first name Kimbelry. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kimbelry today is around 51 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kimbelry births was 1969 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kimbelry. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Kimbelry. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
31
~ 1 in 11,056,592 Americans
Peak year
1969
10 babies that year
Average age
51
years old
1994 SSA rank
#12,620
Tracked since 1968
Popularity
Kimbelry: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kimbelry from the 1960s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 18 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1960s peak, Kimbelry remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kimbelry by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kimbelry during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kimbelry
The name Kimbelry is a variant of the English name Kimberly, which is derived from the Old English word "cymbri," meaning "Briton" or "Cumbrian." It has its roots in the ancient Celtic tribes that once inhabited the region of Britain.
The earliest known use of the name Kimbelry dates back to the 12th century, when it was recorded in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. It was initially used as a surname for people who hailed from the town of Kimberly in Nottinghamshire, England.
The transition of Kimbelry from a surname to a given name is believed to have occurred during the 16th century. One of the earliest notable figures to bear the name was Kimbelry Faire, an English courtier and lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I in the late 16th century.
In the 17th century, the name gained wider popularity and usage throughout the British Isles. Notable bearers of the name from this period include Kimbelry Browne (1592-1668), an English philosopher and writer, and Kimbelry Fitzroy (1635-1705), an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England.
The 18th century saw the name spread to other parts of Europe, particularly among the aristocracy and upper classes. One prominent figure was Kimbelry Wilhelmina of Prussia (1709-1758), a Prussian princess and sister of Frederick the Great.
As the name traveled across the Atlantic, it gained a foothold in the American colonies during the 19th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in America was Kimbelry Reed (1801-1876), a teacher and women's rights activist from New York.
Other notable individuals with the name Kimbelry throughout history include Kimbelry Wilkins (1888-1958), an American actress and singer; Kimbelry Kitselman (1917-1986), an American tennis player; Kimbelry Nault (1923-2009), a Canadian politician; Kimbelry Ann Campath (1939-2018), an American mathematician; and Kimbelry Jones (born 1976), an American actress and model.
People
Kimbelry + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kimbelry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kimbelry: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kimbelry?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 31 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kimbelry going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 11,056,592 US residents.
Is Kimbelry a common name?
We classify Kimbelry as "Very Rare". It ranks above 47% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 35 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kimbelry most popular?
The single biggest year for Kimbelry was 1969, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kimbelry is about 51 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kimbelry in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kimbelry a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kimbelry in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kimbelry still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kimbelry in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kimbelry can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Kimbelry?
Find out how many people share the name Kimbelry on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.