From the meadow of the royal fortress
A modern phonetic variant of Kimberly. It derives from the Old English place name Kimberley, referring to a woodland clearing or meadow belonging to a person named Cyneburg, whose name means 'royal fortress'.
Less common today
Kemberly isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,988 in 1998.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
