Recorded 1949–1976 Unisex name Peak 1962 392 births

Kimm — unisex name

392 babies named Kimm in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s1181960s2211970s47
1960s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Kimm was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

33 babies were named Kimm in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimm

The Social Security Administration has registered 392 babies named Kimm between 1949 and 1976, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimm currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 33 babies received it in a single year. Kimm is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 96 additional births since 1951.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimm performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 221 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kimm shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kimm in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimm in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 392 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kimm at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

392

Since 1949

28 years of records

Peak year

1962

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1949

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1976

Kimm popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1949

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1962)
33
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 197619721969196619631960195719541949 6

Kimm popularity over time — boys

96 total births recorded since 1951 (Kimm as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 96 births
05101520 19621960195919581957195619551954195319521951 5

Kimm by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
221 births that decade — 56% of Kimm's all-time total
1940s61950s1181960s2211970s47

Kimm by state

Where Kimm concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kimm
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 5.4%
#2 Illinois
5 1.3%
#3 New York
5 1.3%
California share of Kimm's total US births 5.4%
Even split

21 of 392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimm?
392 babies have been named Kimm since 1949. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1962 with 33 births.
When was Kimm most popular?
Kimm was most popular in the 1960s decade with 221 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Kimm most popular?
The top states for the name Kimm are California (21 births), Illinois (5 births), New York (5 births).
Is Kimm a unisex name?
Yes, Kimm is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 392 births, and as a boy's name it has 96 births.
How long has the name Kimm been used?
Kimm has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 28 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Kimm?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kimberly, Kim, Kimberley, Kimberlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.