Kim

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Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 84% girls / 16% boys

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 1914 and has been recorded in 103 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 12,474 babies (rank #34 that year). In 2024 it was given to 28 girls (rank #4,817). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

214,725
Total babies (all years)
103
Years in the data
12,474
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19145#3,915
19205#5,362
19236#4,680
19249#3,525
19258#3,863
19269#3,407
19277#4,072
192913#2,505
19309#3,198
193117#1,985
193214#2,307
193314#2,218
193416#2,042
193520#1,742
193627#1,430
193725#1,516
193834#1,257
193933#1,301
194031#1,363
194138#1,234
194258#1,031
194359#1,042
194484#834
194577#859
1946190#581
1947255#521
1948239#535
1949253#513
1950285#481
1951570#331
19521,292#216
19531,739#182
19542,926#134
19555,687#75
19569,896#38
195711,427#35
195810,663#40
195911,596#35
196012,474#34
196111,368#36
196211,658#37
196310,681#39
19649,980#42
196510,084#43
19669,194#43
19677,407#49
19686,089#57
19695,451#66
19704,729#78
19713,682#101
19722,741#118
19732,195#129
19741,936#145
19751,481#178
19761,248#195
19771,083#230
1978823#281
1979779#308
1980602#383
1981536#410
1982467#456
1983401#491
1984388#507
1985349#565
1986281#657
1987280#667
1988253#742
1989259#757
1990256#787
1991207#930
1992182#1,028
1993185#1,002
1994161#1,120
1995135#1,257
1996129#1,324
1997110#1,493
1998102#1,602
1999133#1,338
2000116#1,546
2001100#1,787
2002111#1,661
200383#2,113
200491#2,025
200573#2,422
200685#2,259
2007104#1,981
200864#2,819
200948#3,438
201052#3,181
201150#3,292
201292#2,087
201362#2,792
201469#2,571
201572#2,516
201653#3,120
201747#3,365
201836#4,039
201954#3,021
202039#3,750
202139#3,843
202240#3,796
202338#3,939
202428#4,817