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Kimber

“royal” + “fortress” + “grove/wood”

unisexfeminineLatin script

No sourced pronunciation yet

Origin: Old English
1 language contexts: English
Follow the evidence: 2 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Kimber

Kimber is a unisex given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Old English cyne-, from the components “royal” + “fortress” + “grove/wood”.

Old English origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “royal” + “fortress” + “grove/wood”

* From the name of a 7th-century English female saint, Kyneburga or Cyneburg, from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”). * English: probably a habitational name from East and West Kimber in the parish of Northlew in Devon, so named from Old English cempa (“warrior”) (or the Old English personal name Cempa) + bearn (“grove/wood”). It may also be an altered form of Kimbrough. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kinberg.

Sources for this account (1)

Wiktionary: KimberCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Kimber is used

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countries in our sources

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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2025: 278 girls (rank 936). Documented as a given name in English.

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4 of 10 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Kimber

Region and dataset

Latest · 2025: 278; applications; Rank #936
Peak year: 2016; 516 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Kimber in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	no value	no value	not covered
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	no value	no value	not covered
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	no value	no value	not covered
1916	no value	no value	not covered
1917	no value	no value	not covered
1918	no value	no value	not covered
1919	no value	no value	not covered
1920	no value	no value	not covered
1921	no value	no value	not covered
1922	no value	no value	not covered
1923	no value	no value	not covered
1924	no value	no value	not covered
1925	no value	no value	not covered
1926	no value	no value	not covered
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	no value	no value	not covered
1929	no value	no value	not covered
1930	no value	no value	not covered
1931	no value	no value	not covered
1932	no value	no value	not covered
1933	no value	no value	not covered
1934	no value	no value	not covered
1935	no value	no value	not covered
1936	no value	no value	not covered
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	no value	no value	not covered
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	no value	no value	not covered
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	no value	no value	not covered
1944	no value	no value	not covered
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	no value	no value	not covered
1951	6	4,833	observed
1952	16	2,671	observed
1953	17	2,595	observed
1954	21	2,378	observed
1955	29	1,978	observed
1956	52	1,470	observed
1957	59	1,376	observed
1958	58	1,395	observed
1959	74	1,244	observed
1960	75	1,266	observed
1961	76	1,268	observed
1962	79	1,234	observed
1963	73	1,290	observed
1964	98	1,103	observed
1965	85	1,156	observed
1966	63	1,385	observed
1967	67	1,336	observed
1968	70	1,324	observed
1969	66	1,440	observed
1970	63	1,544	observed
1971	58	1,613	observed
1972	67	1,448	observed
1973	47	1,805	observed
1974	41	2,029	observed
1975	31	2,516	observed
1976	43	2,027	observed
1977	38	2,341	observed
1978	50	1,938	observed
1979	39	2,387	observed
1980	48	2,128	observed
1981	47	2,158	observed
1982	46	2,185	observed
1983	56	1,858	observed
1984	64	1,703	observed
1985	79	1,536	observed
1986	88	1,447	observed
1987	142	1,075	observed
1988	239	788	observed
1989	180	968	observed
1990	188	981	observed
1991	166	1,087	observed
1992	135	1,264	observed
1993	123	1,345	observed
1994	152	1,166	observed
1995	106	1,492	observed
1996	80	1,826	observed
1997	80	1,845	observed
1998	66	2,164	observed
1999	67	2,222	observed
2000	45	3,070	observed
2001	61	2,512	observed
2002	58	2,642	observed
2003	49	3,043	observed
2004	77	2,264	observed
2005	102	1,894	observed
2006	161	1,403	observed
2007	196	1,257	observed
2008	185	1,331	observed
2009	245	1,054	observed
2010	263	969	observed
2011	261	981	observed
2012	344	790	observed
2013	430	665	observed
2014	456	627	observed
2015	453	629	observed
2016	516	592	observed
2017	501	602	observed
2018	509	599	observed
2019	508	598	observed
2020	415	685	observed
2021	426	682	observed
2022	367	775	observed
2023	304	883	observed
2024	292	908	observed
2025	278	936	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Kimber” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Kimber James
born 1988
American transsexual pornographic actress
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Kimber with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2

Wikidata Q111048144CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: KimberCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates3

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Kimber

Kimber is a unisex given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Old English cyne-, from the components “royal” + “fortress” + “grove/wood”.

Old English origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “royal” + “fortress” + “grove/wood”

Sources for this account (1)

Wiktionary: KimberCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Kimber is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Kimber’s connections around the world.

2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2025: 278 girls (rank 936). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 10 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Kimber

Region and dataset

Latest · 2025: 278; applications; Rank #936
Peak year: 2016; 516 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Kimber in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	no value	no value	not covered
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	no value	no value	not covered
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	no value	no value	not covered
1916	no value	no value	not covered
1917	no value	no value	not covered
1918	no value	no value	not covered
1919	no value	no value	not covered
1920	no value	no value	not covered
1921	no value	no value	not covered
1922	no value	no value	not covered
1923	no value	no value	not covered
1924	no value	no value	not covered
1925	no value	no value	not covered
1926	no value	no value	not covered
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	no value	no value	not covered
1929	no value	no value	not covered
1930	no value	no value	not covered
1931	no value	no value	not covered
1932	no value	no value	not covered
1933	no value	no value	not covered
1934	no value	no value	not covered
1935	no value	no value	not covered
1936	no value	no value	not covered
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	no value	no value	not covered
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	no value	no value	not covered
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	no value	no value	not covered
1944	no value	no value	not covered
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	no value	no value	not covered
1951	6	4,833	observed
1952	16	2,671	observed
1953	17	2,595	observed
1954	21	2,378	observed
1955	29	1,978	observed
1956	52	1,470	observed
1957	59	1,376	observed
1958	58	1,395	observed
1959	74	1,244	observed
1960	75	1,266	observed
1961	76	1,268	observed
1962	79	1,234	observed
1963	73	1,290	observed
1964	98	1,103	observed
1965	85	1,156	observed
1966	63	1,385	observed
1967	67	1,336	observed
1968	70	1,324	observed
1969	66	1,440	observed
1970	63	1,544	observed
1971	58	1,613	observed
1972	67	1,448	observed
1973	47	1,805	observed
1974	41	2,029	observed
1975	31	2,516	observed
1976	43	2,027	observed
1977	38	2,341	observed
1978	50	1,938	observed
1979	39	2,387	observed
1980	48	2,128	observed
1981	47	2,158	observed
1982	46	2,185	observed
1983	56	1,858	observed
1984	64	1,703	observed
1985	79	1,536	observed
1986	88	1,447	observed
1987	142	1,075	observed
1988	239	788	observed
1989	180	968	observed
1990	188	981	observed
1991	166	1,087	observed
1992	135	1,264	observed
1993	123	1,345	observed
1994	152	1,166	observed
1995	106	1,492	observed
1996	80	1,826	observed
1997	80	1,845	observed
1998	66	2,164	observed
1999	67	2,222	observed
2000	45	3,070	observed
2001	61	2,512	observed
2002	58	2,642	observed
2003	49	3,043	observed
2004	77	2,264	observed
2005	102	1,894	observed
2006	161	1,403	observed
2007	196	1,257	observed
2008	185	1,331	observed
2009	245	1,054	observed
2010	263	969	observed
2011	261	981	observed
2012	344	790	observed
2013	430	665	observed
2014	456	627	observed
2015	453	629	observed
2016	516	592	observed
2017	501	602	observed
2018	509	599	observed
2019	508	598	observed
2020	415	685	observed
2021	426	682	observed
2022	367	775	observed
2023	304	883	observed
2024	292	908	observed
2025	278	936	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2

Wikidata Q111048144CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: KimberCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates3

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Kimber

About Kimber

Old English origin

Where Kimber is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Kimber James

Kim

Kimberly

Kimble

Kimberley

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Kimber

About Kimber

Old English origin

Where Kimber is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Kimber James

Kim

Kimberly

Kimble

Kimberley

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Kimber

Old English origin

Where Kimber is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Kimber James

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Kimber

Old English origin

Where Kimber is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Kimber James

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page