Kimm
Kimm is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bruce Kimm, American baseball player, manager and coach Cory Kimm, Canadian radio personality Fiona Kimm, English opera singer
Meaning & Origin of Kimm
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kimm is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bruce Kimm, American baseball player, manager and coach Cory Kimm, Canadian radio personality Fiona Kimm, English opera singer
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The Story of Kimm
As a girl name
Kimm first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1949, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 33 Kimms were born — ranking #2,031 that year. As of 2026, Kimm ranks #8,157 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 392 Kimms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kimm first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1951, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 18 Kimms were born — ranking #1,845 that year. As of 2026, Kimm ranks #3,641 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 96 Kimms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kimm
Kimm is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 392 births in the dataset. Kimm's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #2,031. Use the chart and map above to compare Kimm'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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