Kymberli
Variant spelling of the English name Kimberly, derived from a place name meaning "from the royal meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 550 living Americans carry the first name Kymberli. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kymberli today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kymberli births was 1992 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kymberli. 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.
People living today
550
~ 1 in 623,190 Americans
Peak year
1992
31 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2015 SSA rank
#13,808
Tracked since 1961
Census
Kymberli in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 694 people with the first name Kymberli, which placed it at #16,301 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,301
National first-name rank
People counted
694
694 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kymberli
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kymberli is White at 58.5%. The next largest groups are Black (26.8%) and Hispanic (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kymberli described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kymberli at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.5% · 406
- Black or African American26.8% · 186
- Hispanic or Latino8.1% · 56
- Two or more races5.0% · 35
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 5
Popularity
Kymberli: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kymberli from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 202 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kymberli 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 Kymberli during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kymberlis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Kymberli, while Florida, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kymberli
The name Kymberli is a modern English variant of the Germanic name Kimberly, which originated from the Old English words "cyne" meaning royal and "beorht" meaning bright or brilliant. This combination suggests the name's meaning as "royal brightness" or "brilliant queen."
The earliest recorded use of the name dates back to the 11th century in England, where it was primarily used as a surname. However, it wasn't until the late 19th century that the name gained popularity as a given name for girls.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Kymberli was Kimberly Skinner, an English author born in 1807. She is known for her works of fiction, including the novel "The Heir of Redclyffe" published in 1853.
Another notable figure in history was Kimberly Peirce, an American filmmaker and writer born in 1967. She is best known for her critically acclaimed film "Boys Don't Cry" (1999), which won numerous awards and earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
In the literary world, Kimberly Wilkins (1922-1997) was an American author and playwright who wrote several novels and plays, including "A Killing Frost" and "The Tamarind Seed."
Kimberly M. Blaeser (born 1955) is a renowned Native American poet, writer, and scholar from the Anishinaabe nation. Her works often explore themes of identity, culture, and the natural world, and she has received numerous awards for her contributions to literature.
Lastly, Kimberly Quinn (born 1986) is an American gymnast who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she won a silver medal as part of the United States women's gymnastics team.
While the name Kymberli gained popularity in the English-speaking world, its origins can be traced back to the Germanic languages and the Old English words that gave rise to its meaning of "royal brightness" or "brilliant queen."
People
Kymberli + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kymberli 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
Kymberli: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kymberli?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 550 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kymberli 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 623,190 US residents.
Is Kymberli a common name?
We classify Kymberli as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 582 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kymberli most popular?
The single biggest year for Kymberli was 1992, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kymberli is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kymberli in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 694 people with the name Kymberli, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,301 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kymberli in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kymberli?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kymberli appears almost entirely female. Of the 695 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kymberli?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kymberli is White at 58.5%. The next largest groups are Black (26.8%) and Hispanic (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kymberli most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kymberli in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.5% (406 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Kymberli in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kymberli a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kymberli 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 Kymberli still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kymberli 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 Kymberli 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.
How many people have the name Kymberli?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Kymberli at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.