Unisex name · since 1969
Kimani
1,758 babies named Kimani in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,571 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,608 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,758
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kimani is the #3608 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,758 recorded since 1969.
Kimani has 1,758 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3608 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #3,571 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,608 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,758 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimani ranks #3,571 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,608 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,758 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,571 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,608 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,758
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kimani's 1,758 recorded births place it above 92.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kimani compares
1,758 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kimani's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimani | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,758 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kimani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kimani splits its recorded history at 1998: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 69 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kimani popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Kimani popularity over time - girls
1,699 total births recorded since 1977 (Kimani as girls' name)
Kimani by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (515 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Kimani's strongest decade.
515 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kimani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
250 births
- 1980s 81
1980s
81 births
- 1990s
1990s
515 births
- 2000s
2000s
404 births
- 2010s
2010s
337 births
- 2020s 166
2020s
166 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 515 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kimani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kimani's total volume
Kimani by state
Where Kimani concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 226 | 12.9% |
| #2 | California | | 100 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 98 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 42 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 34 | 1.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.3% |
226 of 1,758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Kimani appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kimani's data
- Kimani's decade-level peak was the 1990s (515 total births); usage has since declined to 166 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kimanis (226 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kimani draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.