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Help[Opinions] Re: Kimberly
in reply to a message by RDNZL
I'm not a fan of Kimberly at all. I'm actually surprised it's still so popular - it only exited the top 100 in 2013. I mentally lump it with names like Brenda and Angela and Carrie in my mind. 70s names. I hadn't realized it had peaked in the 60s. Or that it had been the #2 name. I guess there's nothing wrong with Kimberly, but it still makes me think of a 1970s/80s cheerleader.
I don't like Kim, and I don't like the "burly" sound. Kimmy is too sickly sweet.
Interestingly, the name Kimber has been rising on the popularity charts. I'm not a fan of that either.
I'd pair Kimberly with a shorter middle name, since it's a longer first name:
Kimberly Alice
Kimberly Hazel
Kimberly June
Kimberly Opal
Kimberly Astrid
I don't like Kim, and I don't like the "burly" sound. Kimmy is too sickly sweet.
Interestingly, the name Kimber has been rising on the popularity charts. I'm not a fan of that either.
I'd pair Kimberly with a shorter middle name, since it's a longer first name:
Kimberly Alice
Kimberly Hazel
Kimberly June
Kimberly Opal
Kimberly Astrid
This message was edited 2/12/2018, 3:41 PM
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Agree with all your points. Kimberly just isn't an attractive name, and I'm surprised it's hung around so long.
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Kimberly is, for some reason, used by Spanish speaking parents. You can verify this if you look at the SSA's state data-- its in the top 100 in states with more Spanish speakers (Texas, New Mexico, California) and doesn't chart in most other states.
This message was edited 2/12/2018, 4:36 PM
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See, I assumed that as well.
I work at a school with a 90%+ Latino population, so I searched my school's database and we have zero Kimberlys in our 800 students - even the middle and high schools we feed into (over 5000 students between them) have only 6 Kimberlys between them. Maybe it's being used mostly by Mexican immigrants, as opposed to the Puerto Rican and Cuban population of Florida?
I work at a school with a 90%+ Latino population, so I searched my school's database and we have zero Kimberlys in our 800 students - even the middle and high schools we feed into (over 5000 students between them) have only 6 Kimberlys between them. Maybe it's being used mostly by Mexican immigrants, as opposed to the Puerto Rican and Cuban population of Florida?
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Spanish usage
That is really interesting! It's not intuitively pronounceable in Spanish at all.
That is really interesting! It's not intuitively pronounceable in Spanish at all.
This message was edited 2/12/2018, 5:30 PM
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