Over the past 110 years, 176 793 girls and 32 082 boys have been named Kim. The name Kim ranks 205th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Kim in 1931. The peak of popularity of the name Kim came in the 1950s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.