Kimball vs Kim

Side-by-side comparison of Kimball and Kim - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kimball

Boy name · Rank #6231

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Name B

Kim

Girl name · Rank #4788

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Metric Kimball Kim
Current Rank #6231 #4788
Total Births (all years) 2,008 179,817
Peak Year 1954 1960
Peak Year Births 66 12,477
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1914 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Kimball Kim
1910s 46 5
1920s 76 57
1930s 36 209
1940s 185 1,285
1950s 469 56,080
1960s 304 94,388
1970s 147 20,697
1980s 122 3,816
1990s 151 1,600
2000s 246 875
2010s 171 587
2020s 55 218

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kimball Kim
2014 21 69
2015 12 72
2016 16 53
2017 11 47
2018 15 36
2019 17 54
2020 8 39
2021 8 39
2022 12 40
2023 7 38
2024 14 28
2025 6 34

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2025.

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