Kimari
Kimari is a village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 743 people living in 131 individual households. Most of the people are named "The Herro" or "Kimawi.
Meaning & Origin of Kimari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kimari is a village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 743 people living in 131 individual households. Most of the people are named "The Herro" or "Kimawi.
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The Story of Kimari
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kimari as a girl name dates back to 1979, when 5 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 46 newborns named Kimari — #3,528 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Kimari on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kimari ranks #9,610 for girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-31%). All told, over 547 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kimari as a boy name dates back to 1995, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Kimari — #4,250 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Kimari on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kimari ranks #5,724 for boys with 16 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 414 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kimari
Kimari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 547 births in the dataset. Kimari's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #3,528. Use the chart and map above to compare Kimari's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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