Given name
Timberly
“a tall ruling woman”
Timberly is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a tall ruling woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a tall ruling woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Timberly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,032
- 0 boys · 1,032 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #13,077 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,077 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 33.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 841 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.
Timberly’s family of names
Timberly has a related form in Timberlee. Timberly has a related form in Timberlea. Timberly has a related form in Timberleigh.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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