Kimberley
Kimberley is a female given name: 99% of people named Kimberley are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 4 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Belgium, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 235 male / 37,850 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kimberley
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kimberley," in English, "Guten Tag Kimberley," in German. Kimberley is a female given name: about 99% of people named Kimberley are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kimberley,
German
Guten Tag Kimberley,
French
Bonjour Kimberley,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kimberley:
Chinese
Kimberley您好：
Japanese
Kimberley様
English
Hi Kimberley,
German
Hi Kimberley,
French
Salut Kimberley,
Spanish
Hola Kimberley,
Chinese
Kimberley你好：
Japanese
Kimberleyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
235 male · 37,850 female · 38,085 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimberley a male or female name?
Kimberley is a female given name: 99% of people named Kimberley are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 4 countries covered.
How do I address Kimberley in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kimberley," in English, "Guten Tag Kimberley," in German. Kimberley is a female given name: about 99% of people named Kimberley are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Kimberley a unisex name?
Kimberley is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Kimberley are men. Kimberley leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Kimberley a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kimberley (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kimberley,
title = {Is Kimberley a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kimberley},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}