Kimber

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Often considered alongside

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Kimber, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Emberly
• Kassidy
• Kadence
• Kendra
• Kellen
• Keely
• Kendall
• Kelly
• Kelsey
• Keira
• Kaya
• Jem

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Kimber is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Chinese given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, China, Taiwan, Malaysia

  Also written Kimbe

• Hindi given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India

  Also written Kïmbẽr, Kïmbęr

54 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Kimber is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, from East or West Kimber in Northlew, Devon; first attested Nicholas Kember 1545 SRW

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In English, probably a habitational name from East and West Kimber in the parish of Northlew in Devon, so named from Old English cempa ‘warrior’ (or the Old English personal name Cempa) + beam ‘grove’, ‘wood’. It may also be an altered form of Kimbrough.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In English, Cyneburh, composed of the elements cyne- royal + burh fortress, stronghold. This name was borne by a daughter of the 7th-cent. King Penda of Mercia, who, in spite of her father’s staunch opposition to Christianity, was converted and founded an abbey, serving as its head. She was ven¬ erated as a saint in the Middle Ages, and children were named after her. Killery see McIlwraith Var.: Kimbrough.

  as a name·The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles

• In English, tress, stronghold. This name was borne by a daughter of the 7th-cent. King Penda of Mercia, who, in spite of her father’s staunch opposition to Christianity, was converted and founded an abbey, serving as its head. She was vener¬ ated as a saint in the Middle Ages, and children were named after her. Var.: Kimbrough.

  as a name·A dictionary of surnames

• In English, A surname originating as a matronymic.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Frederic Kimber Sewardb. 1878USAmerican lawyer (1878–1943)
• Kimber Rickabaughb. 1901American television producer
• Kim Eastlandb. 1952USnot in their usual nameAmerican game designer (1952-2020)
• Kimber Lynn Eastwoodb. 1964USAmerican actress
• Kimber Jamesb. 1988USAmerican transsexual pornographic actress
• Kimber Riddleb. 2000USactress
• Kimber Quinneyhistorian
• Kimber W MacGibbonUSresearcher

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Kimber mean, and where does it come from?

From the Old English female personal name Cyneburh, literally royal fortress. Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].

Is Kimber a male or female name?

Kimber is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What are other forms of the name Kimber?

In the etymology graph, Kim, Kimberley and Kym are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Kimber?

A machine transcription gives /ˈkɪmbɝ/ (IPA) for English.

In which country does Kimber have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 9.2 thousand people named Kimber, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled kimber.

Where is Kimber most common?

Kimber is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 36 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Kimber?

In the United States, the national register counted 9,179 people named Kimber in 2020, about 1 in 36 thousand residents.