Total births
24
Boys' name · since 1974
Kimathi
Kimathi has 24 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 24
- total births
- 1974–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Kimathi sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 24 recorded since 1974.
Kimathi has 24 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- 24 total births
- 1974–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
24 boys have been named Kimathi since 1974, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 24
- total births
- 1974–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Kimathi was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
9 babies were named Kimathi in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Kimathi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kimathi splits its recorded history at 2005: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kimathi at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Kimathi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Kimathi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kimathi's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kimathi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 9 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kimathi? ▼
Since 1974, Social Security records show 24 babies named Kimathi. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 9 births.
When was Kimathi most popular? ▼
Kimathi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Kimathi been used? ▼
Kimathi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 52 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kimathi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kim, Kimberly, Kimball, Kimani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Kimathi
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Kimo Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kimathi: Baby Name Since 1974 - 24 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kimathi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kimathi 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 July 2026.