Kim
Usage of Kim in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Kim against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Kim is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Kim is a Vietnamese name meaning “gold.” Kim is also a short form of Kimberly, an English place name; actress Kim Basinger is a notable bearer.
Kim in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 34 girls were named Kim, making it the #4172 girls' name in the US. Since 1914, 179,817 girls have been named Kim, with the most (12,477) in 1960. It is most common, relative to births, in New York and California.
In 2025, 6 boys were named Kim, making it the #10695 boys' name in the US. Since 1912, 34,951 boys have been named Kim, with the most (3,490) in 1955.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Kim in other languages
- Ким Russian
- Кім Ukrainian
Kim name days
- March 20 Norway
- March 20 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Kim
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Kim, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Kim (Category 3) | 2000 | South Pacific | 185 km/h |
| Typhoon Kim (Category 4) | 1986 | Western Pacific | 250 km/h |
| Tropical storm Kim | 1983 | Western Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Typhoon Kim (Category 4) | 1980 | Western Pacific | 241 km/h |
| Tropical storm Kim | 1977 | South Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Typhoon Kim (Category 4) | 1977 | Western Pacific | 232 km/h |
| Tropical storm Kim | 1976 | South Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Typhoon Kim (Category 1) | 1974 | Western Pacific | 120 km/h |
| Tropical storm Kim | 1971 | Western Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Typhoon Kim (Category 3) | 1968 | Western Pacific | 185 km/h |
…and 1 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Kim
There are 232 towns and villages with Kim in their name, in 20 countries.
🇻🇳 Vietnam 188🇷🇺 Russia 7🇹🇭 Thailand 7🇰🇵 North Korea 5🇲🇽 Mexico 4🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 3🇺🇸 United States 3🇮🇳 India 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Kim Liên | Nghệ An Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 24,489 | Map |
| Kim | Gujarat, 🇮🇳 India | 18,638 | Map |
| Kim Lộc | Hà Tĩnh Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 3,519 | Map |
| Kim | Sughd, 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 1,600 | Map |
| Hồng Kim | Thừa Thiên Huế Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 1,451 | Map |
| Kim | Colorado, 🇺🇸 United States | 67 | Map |
| Kim [Albergue] | Yucatán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 13 | Map |
| Bách Kim | Hanoi, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Bản Kim | Lao Cai, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Chen Kim | Yucatán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Kim
There are 17 lakes and reservoirs with Kim in their name, in 4 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 8🇺🇸 United States 5🇻🇳 Vietnam 3🇧🇾 Belarus 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Kim Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Kim Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Kim Lake | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Kim Lake | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Kim | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Kim | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Kim | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Kim | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Kim | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Kim | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Kim songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Kim in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Kim
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Kim.
Kim Aabech
Kim Anderzon
Kim Atienza
Kim Barnes Arico
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Fictional characters named Kim
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Kim as a pet name
FurryName has found 55 dogs named Kim in public pet registers, making it the #1,944 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (3), Zurich (3), Prospect (1). Kim as a dog name →
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