Kimberlyn
Kimberlyn was the 3807th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 1179th; the most babies were born in 1993 (121). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,626 places. More babies were named Kimberlyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,807 girls, down 91 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993121 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,926babies recorded
Kimberlyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,807 | 39 |
| 2020 | #3,716 | 40 |
| 2010 | #2,373 | 80 |
| 2000 | #2,225 | 71 |
| 1990 | #3,321 | 33 |
| 1980 | #3,161 | 27 |
| 1970 | #1,455 | 70 |
| 1960 | #1,803 | 40 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kimberlyn, counting every spelling?
Kimberlyn is the most common spelling of a name family that had 59 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 59 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberlyn | 39 | #3,807 | 211 |
| Kimberlynn | 20 | #6,022 | 167 |
| Kimberlin | — | — | 44 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kimberlyn?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kimberlyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kimberlyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kimberlyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kimberlyn?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Kimberlyn are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 17 and 51. That makes Kimberlyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kimberlyn by state
How common Kimberlyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Kimberlyn
How popular is the name Kimberlyn?
Kimberlyn was the 3807th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 1179th; the most babies were born in 1993 (121). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,626 places. More babies were named Kimberlyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kimberlyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kimberlyn in the US.
Where is Kimberlyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kimberlyn was most common in Oklahoma (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.