unisex name

Lim

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 35

Lim is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 14% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1934 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1900, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1885.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lim over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1930s. The striped bar is the 1930s, still in progress — it covers 1930 to 1934, not a full ten years.

11
'80 '00 '20 '30
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Births named Lim by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 11
1900s 7
1920s 6
1930s (to 1934) 6

How popular is Lim?

In 1934, Lim was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lim is used

United States #3,418 6 in 1934
Canada #3,619 5 in 2020

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 Lim

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

Sibling names for Lim

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

Common questions about Lim

How popular is the name Lim?

In 1934, Lim was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Lim is used for both girls and boys. About 14% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Lim?

Lim has 1 syllable.

When was Lim most popular?

Lim peaked in 1900, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.