Is Kimi a boy or girl name?
Kimi is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 11 boys were named Kimi, so 45% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 86.1% of the 2,086 US babies named Kimi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,495
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,668
- Babies named Kimi since 1915
- 2,086
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 79 babies
Boys and girls named Kimi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 204 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 462 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 287 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 186 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 152 | 100% |
| 2000s | 6 | 172 | 96.6% |
| 2010s | 222 | 169 | 43.2% |
| 2020s | 62 | 63 | 50.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,495 | 9 | #10,668 |
| 2023 | 8 | #9,387 | 12 | #8,730 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,521 | 14 | #7,856 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,196 | 15 | #7,465 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,146 | 13 | #8,198 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,720 | 10 | #10,140 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,948 | 7 | #13,178 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,283 | 14 | #8,091 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,262 | 17 | #7,080 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,056 | 13 | #8,703 |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,416 | 26 | #5,234 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,255 | 21 | #6,137 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,332 | 16 | #7,637 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,644 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,295 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,806 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,455 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,800 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,425 | 13 | #9,016 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,002 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,372 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,930 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,004 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,813 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,381 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,937 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,293 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,954 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,662 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,847 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,557 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,616 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,582 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,959 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,437 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,749 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,126 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,963 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,510 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,074 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,100 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,845 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,098 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,724 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,972 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,953 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,226 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,772 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,951 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,658 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,905 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,311 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,971 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,078 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,661 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,671 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,580 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,358 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,694 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,773 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,683 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,855 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,867 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,526 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,008 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,667 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,706 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,589 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,459 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,362 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,302 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,299 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,330 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,516 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,526 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,175 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,054 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,437 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,191 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,332 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,389 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,150 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,621 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kimi reached #2,416 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #1,358 in 1965. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kimi
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.