Kim is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Kim is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,228 among girls (34) and #11,404 among boys (6) — overall #6,567 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | #4,228 | #11,404 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | #4,834 | #6,661 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | #3,944 | #8,615 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | #3,797 | #8,069 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | #3,847 | #9,306 |
| 2020 | 49 | 49 | #3,750 | #7,828 |
| 2019 | 64 | 64 | #3,024 | #7,959 |
| 2018 | 41 | 41 | #4,040 | #13,263 |
| 2017 | 55 | 55 | #3,366 | #9,329 |
| 2016 | 60 | 60 | #3,120 | #10,265 |
| 2015 | 83 | 83 | #2,516 | #7,331 |
| 2014 | 88 | 88 | #2,571 | #4,980 |
| 2013 | 70 | 70 | #2,792 | #9,275 |
| 2012 | 101 | 101 | #2,087 | #8,557 |
| 2011 | 57 | 57 | #3,293 | #10,275 |
| 2010 | 61 | 61 | #3,181 | #8,489 |
| 2009 | 65 | 65 | #3,439 | #5,444 |
| 2008 | 71 | 71 | #2,819 | #10,531 |
| 2007 | 114 | 114 | #1,981 | #7,917 |
| 2006 | 95 | 95 | #2,259 | #7,756 |
| 2005 | 86 | 86 | #2,421 | #6,061 |
| 2004 | 109 | 109 | #2,025 | #4,702 |
| 2003 | 100 | 100 | #2,113 | #4,726 |
| 2002 | 125 | 125 | #1,661 | #5,279 |
| 2001 | 126 | 126 | #1,787 | #3,370 |
| 2000 | 134 | 134 | #1,546 | #4,306 |
| 1999 | 162 | 162 | #1,338 | #2,905 |
| 1998 | 126 | 126 | #1,602 | #3,245 |
| 1997 | 130 | — | #1,493 | #3,534 |
| 1996 | 176 | — | #1,324 | #1,925 |
| 1995 | 166 | — | #1,258 | #2,473 |
| 1994 | 207 | — | #1,121 | #1,859 |
| 1993 | 224 | — | #1,002 | #2,071 |
| 1992 | 227 | — | #1,028 | #1,825 |
| 1991 | 267 | — | #930 | #1,475 |
| 1990 | 322 | — | #787 | #1,374 |
| 1989 | 331 | — | #757 | #1,286 |
| 1988 | 343 | — | #742 | #1,044 |
| 1987 | 356 | — | #667 | #1,104 |
| 1986 | 362 | — | #657 | #1,032 |
| 1985 | 440 | — | #565 | #960 |
| 1984 | 481 | — | #507 | #915 |
| 1983 | 492 | — | #491 | #926 |
| 1982 | 563 | — | #456 | #914 |
| 1981 | 644 | — | #410 | #849 |
| 1980 | 715 | — | #383 | #830 |
| 1979 | 894 | — | #308 | #815 |
| 1978 | 946 | — | #281 | #765 |
| 1977 | 1,214 | — | #230 | #745 |
| 1976 | 1,385 | — | #195 | #717 |
| 1975 | 1,645 | — | #178 | #632 |
| 1974 | 2,097 | — | #145 | #635 |
| 1973 | 2,378 | — | #129 | #586 |
| 1972 | 2,960 | — | #118 | #538 |
| 1971 | 3,949 | — | #101 | #495 |
| 1970 | 5,047 | — | #78 | #456 |
| 1969 | 5,811 | — | #66 | #417 |
| 1968 | 6,497 | — | #57 | #384 |
| 1967 | 7,865 | — | #49 | #349 |
| 1966 | 9,742 | — | #43 | #316 |
| 1965 | 10,694 | — | #43 | #306 |
| 1964 | 10,759 | — | #42 | #277 |
| 1963 | 11,531 | — | #39 | #264 |
| 1962 | 12,573 | — | #37 | #255 |
| 1961 | 12,469 | — | #36 | #240 |
| 1960 | 13,635 | — | #34 | #237 |
| 1959 | 12,699 | — | #35 | #241 |
| 1958 | 11,986 | — | #40 | #205 |
| 1957 | 13,400 | — | #35 | #162 |
| 1956 | 12,857 | — | #38 | #118 |
| 1955 | 9,177 | — | #75 | #98 |
| 1954 | 6,093 | — | #134 | #109 |
| 1953 | 4,304 | — | #182 | #127 |
| 1952 | 3,648 | — | #216 | #126 |
| 1951 | 2,044 | — | #331 | #172 |
| 1950 | 1,080 | — | #481 | #232 |
| 1949 | 890 | — | #513 | #255 |
| 1948 | 749 | — | #536 | #305 |
| 1947 | 789 | — | #521 | #298 |
| 1946 | 597 | — | #581 | #318 |
| 1945 | 265 | — | #859 | #435 |
| 1944 | 219 | — | #834 | #526 |
| 1943 | 163 | — | #1,042 | #620 |
| 1942 | 146 | — | #1,031 | #686 |
| 1941 | 92 | — | #1,234 | #864 |
| 1940 | 97 | — | #1,363 | #763 |
| 1939 | 85 | — | #1,301 | #850 |
| 1938 | 74 | — | #1,257 | #1,018 |
| 1937 | 83 | — | #1,516 | #811 |
| 1936 | 77 | — | #1,430 | #866 |
| 1935 | 44 | — | #1,742 | #1,410 |
| 1934 | 40 | — | #2,042 | #1,408 |
| 1933 | 37 | — | #2,218 | #1,432 |
| 1932 | 35 | — | #2,307 | #1,564 |
| 1931 | 28 | — | #1,985 | #2,397 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | #3,198 | #3,447 |
| 1929 | 21 | — | #2,505 | #3,123 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | — | #3,544 |
| 1927 | 16 | — | #4,072 | #3,035 |
| 1926 | 19 | — | #3,407 | #2,814 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | #3,863 | — |
| 1924 | 17 | — | #3,525 | #3,385 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #4,680 | #3,657 |
| 1922 | 10 | — | — | #2,909 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | — | #3,711 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #5,362 | — |
| 1918 | 5 | — | — | #4,504 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #4,121 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,915 | — |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,385 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,737 |