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Kim

Unisex #3939 in 2023

Kim is a unisex name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Kim

and Kimberley as a male name, and of Kimberley and Kimberly as a female name.

Popularity of Kim

Popularity, 1912–2023

47 births in 2023

1912 2023

214,684 U.S. births recorded from 1912–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1960

13,630 babies

First recorded

1912

111 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century

Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Cóemgen

Girl · Ancient Greek

From Karen, a vernacular form of Catherine that arose in medieval Denmark

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”)

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.