Kim

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Primarily a girl's name · 98% 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 1951 and has been recorded in 63 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1980 with 1,100 babies (rank #4 that year). It was not in the 2017 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.

27,045
Total babies (all years)
63
Years in the data
1,100
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
19511#210
19531#1,155
19541#1,180
19551#1,190
19561#1,205
19572#1,047
19582#1,073
19597#760
19602#1,135
19612#1,149
19624#957
19635#898
19646#867
19655#914
19667#817
19678#799
196813#644
196933#413
197076#239
197165#261
1972203#92
1973236#73
1974330#51
1975376#43
1976463#31
1977508#25
1978837#9
1979895#6
19801,100#4
19811,029#4
19821,086#4
19831,084#4
19841,073#4
1985956#4
19861,038#4
19871,031#2
1988955#3
1989819#7
1990786#6
1991713#9
1992677#10
1993640#12
1994585#12
1995597#11
1996634#9
1997802#6
1998798#9
1999760#12
2000740#11
2001741#9
2002660#15
2003599#18
2004499#23
2005438#25
2006312#45
2007284#48
2008238#60
2009189#80
2010134#115
2011118#122
201287#155
201370#172
201470#174