Kinberly
From a feminine name of English origin meaning "royal meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 329 living Americans carry the first name Kinberly. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kinberly today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kinberly births was 1972 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kinberly. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
329
~ 1 in 1,041,806 Americans
Peak year
1972
16 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2015 SSA rank
#13,780
Tracked since 1966
Census
Kinberly in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 690 people with the first name Kinberly, which placed it at #16,377 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,377
National first-name rank
People counted
690
690 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
46.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kinberly
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kinberly is Hispanic at 46.1%. The next largest groups are White (39.6%) and Black (9.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kinberly described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kinberly at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino46.1% · 318
- White39.6% · 273
- Black or African American9.9% · 68
- Two or more races2.3% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 5
Popularity
Kinberly: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kinberly from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 89 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Kinberly remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kinberly by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kinberly during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kinberlys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Kinberly
The name Kinberly is believed to have its origins in the Old English language, with roots dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain. It is derived from the Old English words "cyn" meaning "royal" or "kin," and "beorht" meaning "bright" or "shining." Together, these elements suggest a meaning along the lines of "bright kin" or "shining royal."
One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Domesday Book, a monumental survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. In this historical record, a landowner named Kinberly is mentioned as holding property in the county of Wiltshire.
During the Middle Ages, the name Kinberly gained popularity among the English nobility. Notable bearers of the name from this period include Kinberly de Montfort (1238-1265), a knight and crusader who fought alongside his father, Simon de Montfort, in the Second Barons' War against King Henry III.
In the 14th century, the name appears in the writings of the renowned English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. In his famous work "The Canterbury Tales," Chaucer introduces a character named Kinberly, who is described as a wealthy merchant from the town of Bath.
Fast-forwarding to the 16th century, we find Kinberly Howard (1524-1598), a prominent English courtier and politician during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Howard served as Lord Privy Seal and played a key role in the negotiations leading to the Spanish Armada's defeat in 1588.
Another notable figure bearing the name Kinberly is Kinberly Browne (1665-1735), an English painter and printmaker known for his intricate engravings of landscapes and architectural subjects. Browne's work was highly influential in the development of the British landscape tradition in art.
As we can see, the name Kinberly has a rich and varied history, spanning centuries and encompassing individuals from diverse backgrounds and professions. While its origins may be rooted in Old English, the name has transcended its linguistic roots to become a timeless moniker with a sense of nobility and brightness.
People
Kinberly + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kinberly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kinberly: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kinberly?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 329 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kinberly going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,041,806 US residents.
Is Kinberly a common name?
We classify Kinberly as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 350 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kinberly most popular?
The single biggest year for Kinberly was 1972, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kinberly is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kinberly in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 690 people with the name Kinberly, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,377 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kinberly in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kinberly?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kinberly leans strongly female. 690 people counted with this name were female (98.6%), compared with 10 male bearers (1.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kinberly?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kinberly is Hispanic at 46.1%. The next largest groups are White (39.6%) and Black (9.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kinberly most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Kinberly in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.1% (318 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kinberly in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kinberly a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kinberly in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kinberly still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kinberly in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kinberly can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Kinberly as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.