Kim

KIHM /ˈkɪm/
girl 1 syllable cooling

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.

About the name Kim

PronunciationKIHM /ˈkɪm/
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#4,228among girls 2025
#11,404among boys 2025
#2,042unisex rank 2025
#6,567among all names 2025
34girls 2025
6boys 2025

Names similar to Kim

How popular is Kim?

Girls named Kim 34 in 2025
19141920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Kim per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Boys named Kim 6 in 2025
19121920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Kim per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Kim total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
20254040#4,228#11,404
20244141#4,834#6,661
20234747#3,944#8,615
20225050#3,797#8,069
20214747#3,847#9,306
20204949#3,750#7,828
20196464#3,024#7,959
20184141#4,040#13,263
20175555#3,366#9,329
20166060#3,120#10,265
20158383#2,516#7,331
20148888#2,571#4,980
20137070#2,792#9,275
2012101101#2,087#8,557
20115757#3,293#10,275
20106161#3,181#8,489
20096565#3,439#5,444
20087171#2,819#10,531
2007114114#1,981#7,917
20069595#2,259#7,756
20058686#2,421#6,061
2004109109#2,025#4,702
2003100100#2,113#4,726
2002125125#1,661#5,279
2001126126#1,787#3,370
2000134134#1,546#4,306
1999162162#1,338#2,905
1998126126#1,602#3,245
1997130#1,493#3,534
1996176#1,324#1,925
1995166#1,258#2,473
1994207#1,121#1,859
1993224#1,002#2,071
1992227#1,028#1,825
1991267#930#1,475
1990322#787#1,374
1989331#757#1,286
1988343#742#1,044
1987356#667#1,104
1986362#657#1,032
1985440#565#960
1984481#507#915
1983492#491#926
1982563#456#914
1981644#410#849
1980715#383#830
1979894#308#815
1978946#281#765
19771,214#230#745
19761,385#195#717
19751,645#178#632
19742,097#145#635
19732,378#129#586
19722,960#118#538
19713,949#101#495
19705,047#78#456
19695,811#66#417
19686,497#57#384
19677,865#49#349
19669,742#43#316
196510,694#43#306
196410,759#42#277
196311,531#39#264
196212,573#37#255
196112,469#36#240
196013,635#34#237
195912,699#35#241
195811,986#40#205
195713,400#35#162
195612,857#38#118
19559,177#75#98
19546,093#134#109
19534,304#182#127
19523,648#216#126
19512,044#331#172
19501,080#481#232
1949890#513#255
1948749#536#305
1947789#521#298
1946597#581#318
1945265#859#435
1944219#834#526
1943163#1,042#620
1942146#1,031#686
194192#1,234#864
194097#1,363#763
193985#1,301#850
193874#1,257#1,018
193783#1,516#811
193677#1,430#866
193544#1,742#1,410
193440#2,042#1,408
193337#2,218#1,432
193235#2,307#1,564
193128#1,985#2,397
193016#3,198#3,447
192921#2,505#3,123
19287#3,544
192716#4,072#3,035
192619#3,407#2,814
19258#3,863
192417#3,525#3,385
192313#4,680#3,657
192210#2,909
19217#3,711
19205#5,362
19185#4,504
19155#4,121
19145#3,915
19137#2,385
19125#2,737