Is Kim a boy or girl name?
Kim is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 28 girls and 13 boys were named Kim, so 68.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 83.7% of the 214,725 US babies named Kim were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,643
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,817
- Babies named Kim since 1912
- 214,725
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 13,630 babies
Boys and girls named Kim, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 22 | 5 | 18.5% |
| 1920s | 66 | 57 | 46.3% |
| 1930s | 310 | 209 | 40.3% |
| 1940s | 2,722 | 1,284 | 32.1% |
| 1950s | 21,208 | 56,081 | 72.6% |
| 1960s | 7,187 | 94,386 | 92.9% |
| 1970s | 1,818 | 20,697 | 91.9% |
| 1980s | 911 | 3,816 | 80.7% |
| 1990s | 407 | 1,600 | 79.7% |
| 2000s | 150 | 875 | 85.4% |
| 2010s | 93 | 587 | 86.3% |
| 2020s | 50 | 184 | 78.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,643 | 28 | #4,817 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,611 | 38 | #3,939 |
| 2022 | 10 | #8,062 | 40 | #3,796 |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,303 | 39 | #3,843 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,828 | 39 | #3,750 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,957 | 54 | #3,021 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,254 | 36 | #4,039 |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,324 | 47 | #3,365 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,264 | 53 | #3,120 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,331 | 72 | #2,516 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,979 | 69 | #2,571 |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,275 | 62 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,555 | 92 | #2,087 |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,273 | 50 | #3,292 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,489 | 52 | #3,181 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,443 | 48 | #3,438 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,531 | 64 | #2,819 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,917 | 104 | #1,981 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,756 | 85 | #2,259 |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,059 | 73 | #2,422 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,700 | 91 | #2,025 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,726 | 83 | #2,113 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,279 | 111 | #1,661 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,370 | 100 | #1,787 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,306 | 116 | #1,546 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,905 | 133 | #1,338 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,245 | 102 | #1,602 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,534 | 110 | #1,493 |
| 1996 | 47 | #1,925 | 129 | #1,324 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,473 | 135 | #1,257 |
| 1994 | 46 | #1,859 | 161 | #1,120 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,071 | 185 | #1,002 |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,825 | 182 | #1,028 |
| 1991 | 60 | #1,475 | 207 | #930 |
| 1990 | 66 | #1,374 | 256 | #787 |
| 1989 | 72 | #1,286 | 259 | #757 |
| 1988 | 90 | #1,044 | 253 | #742 |
| 1987 | 76 | #1,104 | 280 | #667 |
| 1986 | 81 | #1,032 | 281 | #657 |
| 1985 | 91 | #961 | 349 | #565 |
| 1984 | 93 | #915 | 388 | #507 |
| 1983 | 91 | #926 | 401 | #491 |
| 1982 | 96 | #914 | 467 | #456 |
| 1981 | 108 | #849 | 536 | #410 |
| 1980 | 113 | #831 | 602 | #383 |
| 1979 | 115 | #815 | 779 | #308 |
| 1978 | 123 | #765 | 823 | #281 |
| 1977 | 131 | #745 | 1,083 | #230 |
| 1976 | 137 | #718 | 1,248 | #195 |
| 1975 | 164 | #632 | 1,481 | #178 |
| 1974 | 161 | #635 | 1,936 | #145 |
| 1973 | 183 | #587 | 2,195 | #129 |
| 1972 | 219 | #538 | 2,741 | #118 |
| 1971 | 267 | #494 | 3,682 | #101 |
| 1970 | 318 | #456 | 4,729 | #78 |
| 1969 | 361 | #417 | 5,451 | #66 |
| 1968 | 408 | #384 | 6,089 | #57 |
| 1967 | 457 | #349 | 7,407 | #49 |
| 1966 | 548 | #318 | 9,194 | #43 |
| 1965 | 612 | #306 | 10,084 | #43 |
| 1964 | 779 | #277 | 9,980 | #42 |
| 1963 | 848 | #264 | 10,681 | #39 |
| 1962 | 916 | #255 | 11,658 | #37 |
| 1961 | 1,102 | #240 | 11,368 | #36 |
| 1960 | 1,156 | #237 | 12,474 | #34 |
| 1959 | 1,105 | #241 | 11,596 | #35 |
| 1958 | 1,321 | #205 | 10,663 | #40 |
| 1957 | 1,975 | #162 | 11,427 | #35 |
| 1956 | 2,960 | #118 | 9,896 | #38 |
| 1955 | 3,490 | #98 | 5,687 | #75 |
| 1954 | 3,167 | #109 | 2,926 | #134 |
| 1953 | 2,565 | #127 | 1,739 | #182 |
| 1952 | 2,356 | #126 | 1,292 | #216 |
| 1951 | 1,474 | #173 | 570 | #331 |
| 1950 | 795 | #232 | 285 | #481 |
| 1949 | 636 | #255 | 253 | #513 |
| 1948 | 510 | #305 | 239 | #535 |
| 1947 | 534 | #298 | 255 | #521 |
| 1946 | 407 | #318 | 190 | #581 |
| 1945 | 188 | #435 | 77 | #859 |
| 1944 | 135 | #526 | 84 | #834 |
| 1943 | 104 | #620 | 59 | #1,042 |
| 1942 | 88 | #686 | 58 | #1,031 |
| 1941 | 54 | #863 | 38 | #1,234 |
| 1940 | 66 | #763 | 31 | #1,363 |
| 1939 | 52 | #850 | 33 | #1,301 |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,018 | 34 | #1,257 |
| 1937 | 58 | #811 | 25 | #1,516 |
| 1936 | 50 | #866 | 27 | #1,430 |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,410 | 20 | #1,742 |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,408 | 16 | #2,042 |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,432 | 14 | #2,218 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,564 | 14 | #2,307 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,397 | 17 | #1,985 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,447 | 9 | #3,198 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,123 | 13 | #2,505 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,544 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,035 | 7 | #4,072 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,814 | 9 | #3,407 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,863 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,385 | 9 | #3,525 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,657 | 6 | #4,680 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,909 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,711 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,362 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,504 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,121 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,915 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,385 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,737 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kim reached #98 in 1955. As a girl name, it reached #34 in 1960. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kim
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.