Unisex name · since 1915
Kimi
Kimi has 1,819 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,422 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,819
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kimi is the #5422 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,819 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Kimi recorded 1,819 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #5422 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #5,012 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,422 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,819 born since 1915
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimi ranks #5,012 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,422 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,819 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,422 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,819
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kimi's 1,819 recorded births place it above 93.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kimi compares
1,819 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kimi's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,819 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kimi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimi's full recorded timeline at 1983, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 66 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Kimi popularity over time - boys
299 total births recorded since 2006 (Kimi as boys' name)
Kimi by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (462 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Kimi's strongest decade.
462 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kimi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 64
1920s
64 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
204 births
- 1960s
1960s
462 births
- 1970s
1970s
287 births
- 1980s
1980s
186 births
- 1990s 152
1990s
152 births
- 2000s 172
2000s
172 births
- 2010s 169
2010s
169 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 462 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kimi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kimi's total volume
Kimi by state
Where Kimi concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 309 | 17.0% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Oregon | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
309 of 1,819 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kimi's data
- Kimi's decade-level peak was the 1960s (462 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kimis (309 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kimi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Kimi 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.