girl's name
Kima
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 412
Kima is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 23 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1953.
Kima over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 26 |
| 1960s | 62 |
| 1970s | 84 |
| 1980s | 31 |
| 1990s | 26 |
| 2000s | 43 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 100 |
How popular is Kima?
In 2025, Kima was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kima is used
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.
Names that peaked alongside Kima
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kima also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kima over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kima
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kima — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kima
How popular is the name Kima?
In 2025, Kima was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kima a girl's or a boy's name?
Kima is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kima most popular?
Kima peaked in 2021, when 23 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kima a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kima currently ranks #5,742 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.