US rank #11037 Boys' name Peak 2003 153 births

Kimon — #11037 US boys' name

153 babies named Kimon in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s51960s171970s111980s101990s282000s432010s172020s17
#11037
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Kimon was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kimon in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimon

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Kimon between 1923 and 2024, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kimon currently holds the #11037 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Kimon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimon 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 153 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.

Kimon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

153

Since 1923

102 years of records

Peak year

2003

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,037

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1923

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kimon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1923

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
11
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
4681012 2024201720071999198719661923 5

Kimon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
43 births that decade — 28% of Kimon's all-time total
1920s51950s51960s171970s111980s101990s282000s432010s172020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimon?
153 babies have been named Kimon since 1923. It currently ranks #11037 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 11 births.
When was Kimon most popular?
Kimon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Kimon been used?
Kimon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 102 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kimon?
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.

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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, 1923–2024 (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.