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Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Kim

KIM · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Royal-fortress meadow, short form of Kimberly (also Vietnamese gold)
Language
English
Culture
English;Vietnamese
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
short · unisex
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4817
2024 births28
Peak year1960
First appeared1914
Total US births179,781
1960 peak19141942196919972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Kimmy
Alternate spellings
KimmKym
In other languages
Kim (Vietnamese gold)

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Notable people named Kim

Kim Cattrall (actress)
Kim Basinger (actress)
Kim Novak (actress)
Kim Campbell (PM Canada)