Given name
Kimberlyn
“of the royal fortress”
Kimberlyn is a variant of Kimberly. One English interpretation is “of the royal fortress.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kimberlyn is a variant of Kimberly. One English interpretation is “of the royal fortress.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kimberlyn is a variant of Kimberly. An origin associated with Kimberly is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kimberlyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,926
- 0 boys · 3,926 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 121 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,807 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,807 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 121 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,989 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.
Kimberlyn’s family of names
Kimberlyn has a related form in Kimberly.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kimberlyn
- Kimberlyn King-HindsNorthern Mariana Islander politician (born 1975)
- Kimberlyn DuncanAmerican sprinterborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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