Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kimberlye isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kimberlye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 70
- 0 boys · 70 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1974. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1964. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 115 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kimberlye’s family of names
Kimberlye may belong to the same name family as Kimberly. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Kimberlye, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kimberley
“as precious as gold” · “of the royal fortress”
>99% girls
Kimberlee
“of the royal fortress”
>99% girls
Kellie
“a warrior” · “one who defends”
>99% girls
Collette
“of the victorious people”
>99% girls
Lynnette
“a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird”
>99% girls
Colleen
“a young peasant girl”
>99% girls
Kim
“as precious as gold”
17% boys · 83% girls
Kathrine
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls