Kimora
Kimora Lee, formerly known as Kimora Lee Simmons is an American fashion designer, television personality and former fashion model. Discovered as a teenager, she was signed to Chanel and went on to walk the runway for major fashion houses such as Fendi and Valentino and appeared on the covers of Vogue and Elle. She launched the global lifestyle brand Baby Phat in 1999.
Meaning & Origin of Kimora
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kimora Lee, formerly known as Kimora Lee Simmons is an American fashion designer, television personality and former fashion model. Discovered as a teenager, she was signed to Chanel and went on to walk the runway for major fashion houses such as Fendi and Valentino and appeared on the covers of Vogue and Elle. She launched the global lifestyle brand Baby Phat in 1999.
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The Story of Kimora
Kimora first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1990, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 1,145 Kimoras were born — ranking #291 that year. As of 2026, Kimora ranks #1,034 for baby girls with 243 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 10K Kimoras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kimora
Kimora is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Kimora's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #291. Use the chart and map above to compare Kimora'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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