boy's name

Khiem

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 139

Khiem is a boy's name. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1997, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1981.

Khiem over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s.

41
'80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Khiem by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 32
1990s 41
2000s 33
2010s 23

How popular is Khiem?

In 2019, Khiem was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Khiem is used

France as Khiêm #5,367 5 in 2014
United States #13,279 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

How Khiem is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Khiêm Khiêm is a rare spelling of Khiem, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Khiem

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Khiem also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Khiem over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Khiem

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Khiem — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Khiem

How popular is the name Khiem?

In 2019, Khiem was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Khiem a girl's or a boy's name?

Khiem is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Khiem most popular?

Khiem peaked in 1997, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.