Kim
A short form of Kimberly; Kipling’s Kim was separately a short form of Kimball.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Kim first shows up in the national records in 1912. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1955 to 1970. Its biggest year was 1960, when 12,477 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 34 nationally. The name has also seen real use for boys: 34,951 of the 214,768 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Kym (1,470) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Kimberly
Explore Kim interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | No. 3618 |
| 1920s | 57 | No. 2437 |
| 1930s | 209 | No. 1250 |
| 1940s | 1,285 | No. 513 |
| 1950s | 56,080 | No. 35 |
| 1960s | 94,388 | No. 34 |
| 1970s | 20,697 | No. 78 |
| 1980s | 3,816 | No. 381 |
| 1990s | 1,600 | No. 787 |
| 2000s | 875 | No. 1542 |
| 2010s | 587 | No. 2078 |
| 2020s | 218 | No. 3735 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.