Kima
Feminine
Kima entered the US charts in 1953, peaked at #3761 in 1977, ranks #10917 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Kima?
Kima first appears in US birth records in 1953 — 72 years ago. The typical Kima alive today was born around 1983, making them about 42 years old. About 400 people named Kima are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kima most popular?
Kima peaked in 1977, reaching #3761 nationally. Today it ranks #10917, 7,156 places below that high. See the whole 1977 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1953
- Most girls named
- 202123 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3761reached in 1977
- Change vs 2024
- −42.9%8 in 2025, from 14
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Kima in other languages
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas.
Kimas among us
people named Kima are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 200,908 born in 2025 was named Kima
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Fleur test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Kima's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Fleur climbed just as high around 1933, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Fleur's path sketches the road Kima is walking now.
Kima sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Kima beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Kima in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
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Feminine · #10917 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Kimas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Kima are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Kima in 2025?
- Kima ranks #10917 among US girl names in 2025, with 8 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Kima?
- About 1 in every 200,908 US girls born in 2025 was named Kima — 8 in all.
- Will my child share the name Kima with classmates?
- Kima will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Kima
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