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Kimbely

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Pronounced KIM-buh-lee /ˈkɪm.bə.li/Medium

Meaning: Kimbely is Kimberly with the r dropped, almost certainly a spelling slip of the enormously popular original. Kimberly began as an English place name meaning the meadow of Cyneburga, a woman's name; Kimbely follows the parent in meaning and sound.Low

In 30 seconds: Kimbely is a respelling of Kimberly, an English place name; it was given to only a couple dozen girls a year, peaking in the late 1960s (said KIM-buh-lee).

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Origin LowEnglish

MeaningKimbely is Kimberly with the r dropped, almost certainly a spelling slip of the enormously popular original. Kimberly began as an English place name meaning the meadow of Cyneburga, a woman's name; Kimbely follows the parent in meaning and sound.

U.S. rank (1993)#14623 ↘ Falling

1993 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1968

Total births (all-time)≈ 433

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kimbely is best understood as a variant, likely a slip, of Kimberly, one of the biggest girls' names of the late 1960s. Kimberly comes from an English place name meaning Cyneburga's meadow, later a South African diamond town; Kimbely follows the parent while dropping a letter.

It was never common, appearing for only a couple dozen girls a year around the late 1960s and gone by the early 1990s. Kimberly itself was near its height then, which is why trimmed spellings like Kimbely appear; a bearer from that time is in her fifties now.

Did you know? Kimbely almost always represents Kimberly with a missing r, a small window onto how a top-ten name of the era could be recorded imperfectly.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Kimbely — Truncation of Kimberly (English place name, Cyneburga's meadow)

Variations

KimberlyKimberleyKimberleeKimberly

Nicknames

KimKimmy

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kimbely mean?

It is a respelling of Kimberly, an English place name meaning Cyneburga's meadow.

How do you pronounce Kimbely?

It's said KIM-buh-lee /ˈkɪm.bə.li/, three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Kimbely a boy or girl name?

Kimbely is used as a girl's name.

Is Kimbely a popular name?

No, it was always rare, a clipped spelling of Kimberly seen mostly in the late nineteen-sixties.