Kim

The name Kim is the #366 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 214,679 recorded births since 1912. This represents the 95.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 95.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #217 (96.2% percentile) for all time with 179,748 births since 1914. For boys, it ranks #608 (86.8% percentile) for all time with 34,931 births since 1912.

Kim first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1912 (1912 for boys and 1914 for girls). Birth data for Kim is available in 109 out of the 112 years between 1912 and 2023 (106 years for boys and 102 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Kim has been given predominantly to girls, with 83.7% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 80.9% of babies named Kim were girls. Interestingly, until around 1956, the name was more popular for boys (54.7% boys from 1912 to 1955), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (90.2% girls from 1956 to 2023).

For girls, Kim reached its peak popularity in 1960, achieving the 95.8% percentile (ranked #33) with 5,998 births per million. The name was most common in 1960, with 5,998 births per million (ranked 95.8% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2016, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kim ranks #914 for girls (3.5% percentile) with 22 births per million, which is 0.4% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Kim reached its peak popularity in 1955, achieving the 84.8% percentile (ranked #98) with 1,670 births per million. The name was most common in 1955, with 1,670 births per million (ranked 84.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kim ranks #907 for boys (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 0.3% of its peak share of births.