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Kim is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (14% of births). There have been 214,725 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 179,781 as girls and 34,944 as boys. Kim gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1960 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	41
2023	47
2022	50
2021	47
2020	49
2019	64
2018	41
2017	55
2016	60
2015	83
2014	88
2013	70
2012	101
2011	57
2010	61
2009	65
2008	71
2007	114
2006	95
2005	86
2004	109
2003	100
2002	125
2001	126
2000	134
1999	162
1998	126
1997	130
1996	176
1995	166
1994	207
1993	224
1992	227
1991	267
1990	322
1989	331
1988	343
1987	356
1986	362
1985	440
1984	481
1983	492
1982	563
1981	644
1980	715
1979	894
1978	946
1977	1,214
1976	1,385
1975	1,645
1974	2,097
1973	2,378
1972	2,960
1971	3,949
1970	5,047
1969	5,812
1968	6,497
1967	7,864
1966	9,742
1965	10,696
1964	10,759
1963	11,529
1962	12,574
1961	12,470
1960	13,630
1959	12,701
1958	11,984
1957	13,402
1956	12,856
1955	9,177
1954	6,093
1953	4,304
1952	3,648
1951	2,044
1950	1,080
1949	889
1948	749
1947	789
1946	597
1945	265
1944	219
1943	163
1942	146
1941	92
1940	97
1939	85
1938	74
1937	83
1936	77
1935	44
1934	40
1933	37
1932	35
1931	28
1930	16
1929	21
1928	7
1927	16
1926	19
1925	8
1924	17
1923	13
1922	10
1921	7
1920	5
1918	5
1915	5
1914	5
1913	7
1912	5