Kim Name Popularity

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How popular is Kim?

The rare name Kim was the 4,080th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Kim, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity ranking of #34 was reached in 1960 with 12,474 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Kim in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1928.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Kim occurred roughly during the years 1932-1938, 1939-1947, and 1948-1960, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1960-1986, 1989-1997, and 2014-2017.

Sometimes the name Kim has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Kim popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

For a number of years, the name Kim has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Kim has dropped.

The name Kim is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Kim is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Kim (Girl)		Kim (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		35	4,080	6	11,467
2017		46	3,409	8	9,293
2016		52	3,157	7	10,246
2015		72	2,514	11	7,322
2014		69	2,567	19	4,973
2013		62	2,787	8	9,268
2012		92	2,082	9	8,549
2011		50	3,287	7	10,260
2010		52	3,178	9	8,478
2009		48	3,437	17	5,438
2008		64	2,817	7	10,523
2007		104	1,977	10	7,910
2006		85	2,257	10	7,751
2005		73	2,419	13	6,057
2004		91	2,025	18	4,698
2003		83	2,112	17	4,722
2002		111	1,661	14	5,277
2001		100	1,786	26	3,368
2000		116	1,545	18	4,303
1999		133	1,338	29	2,903
1998		102	1,602	24	3,245
1997		110	1,493	20	3,535
1996		129	1,323	47	1,925
1995		135	1,257	31	2,473
1994		160	1,123	46	1,858
1993		185	1,002	39	2,068
1992		182	1,028	45	1,825
1991		207	930	60	1,475
1990		257	785	66	1,374
1989		259	757	72	1,286
1988		252	745	90	1,044
1987		280	666	76	1,103
1986		281	657	81	1,033
1985		348	565	92	955
1984		387	509	92	919
1983		402	489	91	926
1982		466	458	96	912
1981		536	410	108	848
1980		601	384	112	832
1979		778	307	114	819
1978		822	281	123	765
1977		1,085	230	131	746
1976		1,248	195	137	717
1975		1,480	178	164	632
1974		1,936	145	161	635
1973		2,194	129	183	587
1972		2,743	118	220	537
1971		3,682	101	267	494
1970		4,728	78	318	456
1969		5,451	66	361	417
1968		6,089	57	409	384
1967		7,404	49	456	349
1966		9,195	43	550	316
1965		10,082	43	612	306
1964		9,980	42	779	277
1963		10,683	39	848	264
1962		11,657	37	915	256
1961		11,367	36	1,102	240
1960		12,474	34	1,157	237
1959		11,595	35	1,106	241
1958		10,651	40	1,317	205
1957		11,430	35	1,974	162
1956		9,893	38	2,957	118
1955		5,686	75	3,491	98
1954		2,932	134	3,167	109
1953		1,741	182	2,563	127
1952		1,292	216	2,356	126
1951		571	331	1,475	172
1950		285	481	795	232
1949		253	513	636	255
1948		239	535	510	305
1947		255	521	534	298
1946		190	581	407	318
1945		77	859	188	435
1944		84	834	135	526
1943		59	1,043	104	620
1942		58	1,031	88	686
1941		38	1,235	54	864
1940		31	1,363	66	763
1939		33	1,301	52	851
1938		34	1,257	40	1,018
1937		25	1,517	58	811
1936		27	1,430	50	867
1935		20	1,744	24	1,410
1934		16	2,043	24	1,407
1933		14	2,217	23	1,430
1932		14	2,307	21	1,563
1931		17	1,985	11	2,397
1930		9	3,199	7	3,448
1929		13	2,505	8	3,124
1928		< 5	--	7	3,544
1927		7	4,072	9	3,036
1926		9	3,406	10	2,814
1925		8	3,863	< 5	--
1924		9	3,525	8	3,383
1923		6	4,681	7	3,655
1922		< 5	--	10	2,908
1921		< 5	--	7	3,710
1920		5	5,362	< 5	--
1919		< 5	--	< 5	--
1918		< 5	--	5	4,505
1917		< 5	--	< 5	--
1916		< 5	--	< 5	--
1915		< 5	--	5	4,121
1914		5	3,915	< 5	--
1913		< 5	--	7	2,385
1912		< 5	--	5	2,737
1911		< 5	--	< 5	--
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.