From the meadow of the royal fortress
A rare spelling variant of Kimberly. It derives from the Old English place name Cyneburg-leah, combining 'cyne' (royal), 'burg' (fortress), and 'leah' (woodland or meadow).
Less common today
Kinberly isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,961 in 2006.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).