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Kimberli

girl name
Origin
English
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“A variant spelling of Kimberly, an English place name meaning Cyneburg's clearing.”

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kimberli has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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Popularity in Brazil

2,248 people · the #4,729 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 90,909 · median age 13

1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Kimberli living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 287 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Kimberli

Most people given the name Kimberli in the United States were born between 1960 and 1999. The Kimberli you meet today is most often in her 40s or 50s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Kimberli deep dive

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