boy's name

Kimsey

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 66

Kimsey is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1968 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1947, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1923.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kimsey over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1968, not a full ten years.

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Births named Kimsey by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 11
1940s 7
1950s 30
1960s (to 1968) 13

How popular is Kimsey?

In 1968, Kimsey was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kimsey is used

United States #3,546 7 in 1968
France #7,279 5 in 2015

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.

Names that peaked alongside Kimsey

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

Parents who like Kimsey also like

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

Sibling names for Kimsey

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

Common questions about Kimsey

How popular is the name Kimsey?

In 1968, Kimsey was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Kimsey is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kimsey?

Kimsey has 2 syllables.

When was Kimsey most popular?

Kimsey peaked in 1947, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.