Given name & surname
Kimmy
“of the royal fortress”
Kimmy is a variant of Kimberly. One English interpretation is “of the royal fortress.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kimmy is a variant of Kimberly. One English interpretation is “of the royal fortress.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kimmy is a variant of Kimberly. An origin associated with Kimberly is English. In English use, Kimmy is a diminutive of Kimberley. An origin associated with Kimberley is Old English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Kimmy is a diminutive of Kimberly. In English usage, Kimmy is a diminutive of Kimberley.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kimmy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,366
- 277 boys · 1,089 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,181 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,181 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 46 in 1967. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,036 as a first name in 2020; 255 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kimmy’s family of names
In English usage, Kimmy is a diminutive of Kimberly. Kimmy has a related form in Kimberly. In English usage, Kimmy is a diminutive of Kimberley.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kimmy
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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