Kim
#4,172 for girls in 2025, 34 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 83.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1960 · 12,477 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 16 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 179,817since 1914
Kim over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,172 | 34 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #4,772 | 28 | #6,469 | 13 |
| 2023 | #3,911 | 38 | #8,255 | 9 |
| 2022 | #3,765 | 40 | #7,768 | 10 |
| 2021 | #3,801 | 39 | #8,825 | 8 |
| 2020 | #3,735 | 39 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2019 | #3,002 | 54 | #7,643 | 10 |
| 2018 | #4,001 | 36 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #3,346 | 47 | #8,840 | 8 |
| 2016 | #3,100 | 53 | #9,664 | 7 |
| 2015 | #2,501 | 72 | #7,066 | 11 |
| 2014 | #2,560 | 69 | #4,866 | 19 |
| 2013 | #2,769 | 62 | #8,789 | 8 |
| 2012 | #2,078 | 92 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2011 | #3,267 | 50 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #3,159 | 52 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #3,409 | 48 | #5,334 | 17 |
| 2008 | #2,802 | 64 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #1,971 | 104 | #7,590 | 10 |
| 2006 | #2,248 | 85 | #7,427 | 10 |
| 2005 | #2,407 | 73 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #2,020 | 91 | #4,602 | 18 |
| 2003 | #2,106 | 83 | #4,616 | 17 |
| 2002 | #1,654 | 111 | #5,131 | 14 |
| 2001 | #1,777 | 100 | #3,321 | 26 |
| 2000 | #1,542 | 116 | #4,204 | 18 |
| 1999 | #1,336 | 133 | #2,865 | 29 |
| 1998 | #1,597 | 102 | #3,191 | 24 |
| 1997 | #1,490 | 110 | #3,455 | 20 |
| 1996 | #1,318 | 129 | #1,908 | 47 |
| 1995 | #1,254 | 135 | #2,444 | 31 |
| 1994 | #1,115 | 161 | #1,851 | 46 |
| 1993 | #999 | 185 | #2,050 | 39 |
| 1992 | #1,025 | 182 | #1,820 | 45 |
| 1991 | #928 | 207 | #1,467 | 60 |
| 1990 | #787 | 256 | #1,370 | 66 |
| 1989 | #757 | 259 | #1,281 | 72 |
| 1988 | #740 | 253 | #1,041 | 90 |
| 1987 | #666 | 280 | #1,101 | 76 |
| 1986 | #656 | 281 | #1,028 | 81 |
| 1985 | #564 | 349 | #956 | 91 |
| 1984 | #506 | 388 | #913 | 93 |
| 1983 | #490 | 401 | #924 | 91 |
| 1982 | #456 | 467 | #914 | 96 |
| 1981 | #410 | 536 | #846 | 108 |
| 1980 | #381 | 602 | #828 | 113 |
| 1979 | #308 | 779 | #812 | 115 |
| 1978 | #281 | 823 | #760 | 123 |
| 1977 | #230 | 1,083 | #745 | 131 |
| 1976 | #195 | 1,248 | #715 | 137 |
| 1975 | #178 | 1,481 | #630 | 164 |
| 1974 | #144 | 1,936 | #635 | 161 |
| 1973 | #129 | 2,195 | #586 | 183 |
| 1972 | #118 | 2,741 | #538 | 219 |
| 1971 | #101 | 3,682 | #494 | 267 |
| 1970 | #78 | 4,729 | #456 | 318 |
| 1969 | #66 | 5,450 | #417 | 361 |
| 1968 | #57 | 6,089 | #384 | 408 |
| 1967 | #49 | 7,408 | #349 | 457 |
| 1966 | #43 | 9,194 | #316 | 548 |
| 1965 | #43 | 10,083 | #306 | 611 |
| 1964 | #42 | 9,980 | #277 | 779 |
| 1963 | #39 | 10,683 | #264 | 848 |
| 1962 | #37 | 11,657 | #255 | 916 |
| 1961 | #36 | 11,367 | #240 | 1,102 |
| 1960 | #34 | 12,477 | #237 | 1,158 |
| 1959 | #35 | 11,594 | #241 | 1,105 |
| 1958 | #40 | 10,664 | #205 | 1,322 |
| 1957 | #35 | 11,426 | #162 | 1,974 |
| 1956 | #38 | 9,897 | #118 | 2,960 |
| 1955 | #75 | 5,687 | #98 | 3,490 |
| 1954 | #134 | 2,926 | #109 | 3,167 |
| 1953 | #182 | 1,739 | #127 | 2,565 |
| 1952 | #216 | 1,292 | #126 | 2,356 |
| 1951 | #331 | 570 | #172 | 1,474 |
| 1950 | #481 | 285 | #232 | 795 |
| 1949 | #513 | 254 | #255 | 636 |
| 1948 | #535 | 239 | #305 | 510 |
| 1947 | #520 | 255 | #298 | 534 |
| 1946 | #581 | 190 | #318 | 407 |
| 1945 | #856 | 77 | #434 | 188 |
| 1944 | #833 | 84 | #524 | 135 |
| 1943 | #1,036 | 59 | #620 | 104 |
| 1942 | #1,024 | 58 | #683 | 88 |
| 1941 | #1,222 | 38 | #858 | 54 |
| 1940 | #1,347 | 31 | #758 | 66 |
| 1939 | #1,291 | 33 | #846 | 52 |
| 1938 | #1,250 | 34 | #1,009 | 40 |
| 1937 | #1,493 | 25 | #807 | 58 |
| 1936 | #1,413 | 27 | #861 | 50 |
| 1935 | #1,720 | 20 | #1,390 | 24 |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 | #1,386 | 24 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #1,405 | 23 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #1,548 | 21 |
| 1931 | #1,941 | 17 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | — | #3,357 | 7 | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | — | #2,801 | 10 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,517 | 7 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | — | |
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| 1918 | — | #4,179 | 5 | |
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| 1915 | — | #3,825 | 5 | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
| 1913 | — | #2,273 | 7 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Kim! It came in at #3,618, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1914–1922, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Kim is popular in 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wisconsin#37 · 1 in 159
- New York#47 · 1 in 222
- Louisiana#52 · 1 in 251
- New Hampshire#53 · 1 in 182
- New Jersey#58 · 1 in 235
Best ever in a state: #10 in Montana, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #37 | 194 | 1 in 159 |
| New York | #47 | 565 | 1 in 222 |
| Louisiana | #52 | 116 | 1 in 251 |
| New Hampshire | #53 | 27 | 1 in 182 |
| New Jersey | #58 | 198 | 1 in 235 |
| Maine | #60 | 29 | 1 in 245 |
| Massachusetts | #68 | 160 | 1 in 245 |
| North Dakota | #69 | 16 | 1 in 257 |
| Rhode Island | #71 | 22 | 1 in 272 |
| Connecticut | #74 | 67 | 1 in 275 |
| South Dakota | #75 | 16 | 1 in 261 |
| South Carolina | #92 | 55 | 1 in 377 |
| Montana | #94 | 13 | 1 in 321 |
| Maryland | #99 | 56 | 1 in 419 |
| Oklahoma | #99 | 43 | 1 in 410 |
| Florida | #100 | 107 | 1 in 446 |
| District of Columbia | #101 | 24 | 1 in 366 |
| Minnesota | #101 | 63 | 1 in 430 |
| Alabama | #103 | 65 | 1 in 409 |
| Arkansas | #103 | 32 | 1 in 435 |
| Hawaii | #103 | 14 | 1 in 337 |
| Delaware | #105 | 9 | 1 in 385 |
| Mississippi | #105 | 48 | 1 in 389 |
| Colorado | #107 | 38 | 1 in 434 |
| Oregon | #107 | 35 | 1 in 381 |
| Virginia | #108 | 71 | 1 in 466 |
| Washington | #109 | 53 | 1 in 422 |
| Georgia | #110 | 84 | 1 in 462 |
| North Carolina | #113 | 81 | 1 in 497 |
| Pennsylvania | #113 | 161 | 1 in 499 |
| Illinois | #116 | 170 | 1 in 486 |
| Indiana | #120 | 75 | 1 in 548 |
| Iowa | #122 | 39 | 1 in 494 |
| Michigan | #124 | 129 | 1 in 535 |
| Missouri | #126 | 58 | 1 in 589 |
| Tennessee | #128 | 52 | 1 in 598 |
| Nebraska | #129 | 20 | 1 in 530 |
| Vermont | #129 | 6 | 1 in 470 |
| California | #132 | 256 | 1 in 580 |
| Kansas | #136 | 24 | 1 in 564 |
| Ohio | #137 | 123 | 1 in 680 |
| Nevada | #138 | 6 | 1 in 495 |
| Utah | #140 | 20 | 1 in 539 |
| Idaho | #144 | 10 | 1 in 488 |
| Arizona | #150 | 24 | 1 in 629 |
| Alaska | #151 | 5 | 1 in 491 |
| Texas | #152 | 155 | 1 in 670 |
| Kentucky | #160 | 34 | 1 in 764 |
| West Virginia | #253 | 9 | 1 in 1,448 |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kim
- 600 spots since 2024 (#4,772 → #4,172)
- 437 spots since 2020 (#3,735 → #4,172)
- 1,671 spots since 2015 (#2,501 → #4,172)
- Biggest jump: 275 spots in 1946 (#856 → #581)
- Biggest drop: 141 spots in 1991 (#787 → #928)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1960 at #34 (12,477 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 16 yrs · run 1955–1970
- Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1944–1991
- Highest: 1 in 162 girls born in 1960 were named Kim (0.62%)
- Latest: 1 in 47,273 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 52.5% of all girls named Kim (94,388) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1954, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,618 (1914) | #3,618 |
| 1920s | 57 | #2,437 (1929) | #3,713 |
| 1930s | 209 | #1,250 (1938) | #1,856 |
| 1940s | 1,285 | #513 (1949) | #847 |
| 1950s | 56,080 | #35 (1959) | #157 |
| 1960s | 94,388 | #34 (1960) | #45 |
| 1970s | 20,697 | #78 (1970) | #176 |
| 1980s | 3,816 | #381 (1980) | #563 |
| 1990s | 1,600 | #787 (1990) | #1,185 |
| 2000s | 875 | #1,542 (2000) | #2,194 |
| 2010s | 587 | #2,078 (2012) | #2,978 |
| 2020s | 218 | #3,735 (2020) | #4,026 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kim in 1971
Top girls' names in 1971
Top boys' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 452 of them was named Kim, which outranked 99.0% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 6,623 of them was named Kim, which outranked 91.3% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.