NameTides

Kimi

Kimi was the #5,410 girls' name in the US in 2025 (23 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales.

Kimi as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Kimi as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Kimi as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#5,410 (23)#5,927 (3)
2024#10,271 (9)—
2023#8,486 (12)—
2022#7,631 (14)#4,646 (4)
2021#7,250 (15)—
2020#7,969 (13)#3,899 (5)
2019#9,736 (10)#4,686 (4)
2018#12,464 (7)—
2017#7,840 (14)—
2016#6,901 (17)#5,785 (3)
2015#8,447 (13)#4,103 (5)
2014#5,163 (26)#4,684 (4)
2013#6,017 (21)#2,460 (10)
2012#7,456 (16)#5,876 (3)
2011#5,543 (24)#4,764 (4)

Kimi as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Kimi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Kimi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#8,243 (9)#1,798 (14)#2,527 (7)
2024#7,257 (11)——
2023#8,921 (8)——
2022#7,262 (11)#4,790 (3)—
2021#6,032 (14)#3,017 (6)—
2020#5,041 (18)#2,960 (6)—
2019#4,639 (21)#3,937 (4)#2,189 (7)
2018#6,703 (12)#3,011 (6)#1,983 (8)
2017#3,249 (35)#2,734 (7)#2,010 (8)
2016#3,230 (35)#1,498 (17)#1,487 (12)
2015#3,022 (38)#3,908 (4)#2,715 (5)
2014#2,402 (53)#1,223 (21)#1,152 (17)
2013#4,180 (23)#1,796 (12)#2,305 (6)
2012#12,274 (5)#3,416 (5)—
2011—#4,647 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1965 at #1,350.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1915.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 72% of US babies named Kimi were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 71,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 71,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 200,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kimi is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 100,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 200,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kimi by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Kimi (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KimiCanadaBoys#2,5277
KimiEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
KimiEngland & WalesBoys#1,79814
KimiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KimiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KimiUSGirls#5,41023
KimiUSBoys#8,2439