Kim

Girl name

Kim has been given to 214,768 babies in the U.S. since 1912. It peaked in 1960.

Meaning & origin /kɪm/

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

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

214,768

Peak year

1960 (13,635 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1912

10-year trend

▼ -52%

Gender split

84% girls / 16% boys

Famous people named Kim

Kim Basinger

American actress (born 1953)

Kim Clijsters

Belgian tennis player

Kim Novak

American actress

Kim Cattrall

British–Canadian actress (born 1956)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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