How Many People Are Named Kim?
people named Kim are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,888 people in the US has this name
Based on 214,768 babies named Kim in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
13,635 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kim, 86.3% were girls and 13.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kim rose from 46.3% in the 1920s to 79.6% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1960s, at 92.9%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kim alive today is about 62 years old, and 69% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 58 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kim first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1960, to 13,635 babies. In 2025, 40 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kim never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #34, in 1960, and it was in the top 100 for 16 years, 1955 to 1970. In 2025 it ranked #4,227. Among boys, its best rank was #98, in 1955.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,227 | #11,400 |
| Best rank | #34 (1960) | #98 (1955) |
| Years in the top 100 | 16 (1955 to 1970) | 1 (1955 to 1955) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #43 in the 1960s | #146 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kim alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kim were born in New York than in any other state: about 19,403 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kim was given 2.1 times as often in Utah, 1.9 times in Wisconsin and 1.8 times in Idaho.
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