Kimber is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kimber means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kimber across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kimber has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kimber is a girl name of English origin meaning “royal fortress meadow”. A short form of Kimberly.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,666 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kimber per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 2016 (524/yr).
Kimber is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2016, when it ranked #1,130 nationally (given to 524 babies that year).
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