Kim

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Primarily a girl's name · 96% girls

Origin: Russian

Meaning

Kim is a unisex given name. It is also used as a diminutive or nickname for names such as Kimber, Kimberly, Kimberley, Kimball and Kimiko. In Kenya, it is short for various male names such as Kimutai and Kimani. In Vietnam, it is also a unisex name.

From Wikipedia

Kim first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 37 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1966 with 868 babies (rank #9 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kim

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kim yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

17,668
Total babies (all years)
37
Years in the data
868
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
195267#98
1953154#57
1954181#49
1955251#36
1956362#26
1957697#8
1958761#7
1959757#6
1960825#9
1961779#15
1962724#16
1963693#18
1964704#16
1965757#12
1966868#9
1967855#9
1968698#12
1969734#12
1970753#11
1971801#12
1972653#15
1973523#19
1974467#22
1975410#27
1976405#24
1977358#27
1978336#32
1979309#35
1980246#48
1981249#45
1982194#64
1983165#76
1984135#83
20142#744
20151#1,852
20161#1,839
20172#723