Is Kimani a boy or girl name?
Kimani is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 46 girls and 32 boys were named Kimani, so 59% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 49.1% of the 3,390 US babies named Kimani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,555
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,417
- Babies named Kimani since 1969
- 3,390
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 151 babies
Boys and girls named Kimani, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 250 | 7 | 2.7% |
| 1980s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 515 | 225 | 30.4% |
| 2000s | 404 | 576 | 58.8% |
| 2010s | 336 | 597 | 64% |
| 2020s | 135 | 259 | 65.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | #3,555 | 46 | #3,417 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,578 | 56 | #2,997 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,575 | 45 | #3,507 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,876 | 57 | #2,940 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,973 | 55 | #2,947 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,879 | 54 | #3,022 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,485 | 45 | #3,464 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,849 | 46 | #3,417 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,567 | 47 | #3,399 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,814 | 47 | #3,413 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,737 | 38 | #3,962 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,376 | 42 | #3,676 |
| 2012 | 40 | #2,934 | 87 | #2,174 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,213 | 95 | #2,051 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,608 | 96 | #2,068 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,197 | 111 | #1,896 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,981 | 111 | #1,908 |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,899 | 47 | #3,508 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,954 | 63 | #2,796 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,783 | 51 | #3,105 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,121 | 45 | #3,364 |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,565 | 37 | #3,773 |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,321 | 45 | #3,176 |
| 2001 | 54 | #1,996 | 35 | #3,748 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,456 | 31 | #4,034 |
| 1999 | 55 | #1,811 | 39 | #3,285 |
| 1998 | 69 | #1,554 | 42 | #3,044 |
| 1997 | 55 | #1,765 | 38 | #3,131 |
| 1996 | 58 | #1,663 | 30 | #3,680 |
| 1995 | 67 | #1,463 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 1994 | 63 | #1,505 | 25 | #4,187 |
| 1993 | 51 | #1,713 | 9 | #9,130 |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,761 | 9 | #9,125 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,439 | 10 | #8,297 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,123 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,401 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,229 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,945 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,393 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,024 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,824 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,326 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,899 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,432 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,809 | 7 | #7,940 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,210 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 27 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,679 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,059 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,729 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kimani reached #1,377 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #1,896 in 2009. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kimani
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.