Kim Forename

390th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,726,724 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Kim Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Kim Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
 
84%
735,5221:49387
Malaysia
61%
 
130,5371:23319
Vietnam
 
81%
130,1511:712151
Canada
 
96%
97,7861:33938
Cambodia
 
59%
88,0491:18510
England
 
92%
80,1161:694160
Netherlands
100%
57,6041:29337
Australia-50,8961:26840
Laos-42,7881:15429
Denmark-41,5061:13621
Philippines
80%
 
40,9071:2,591509
Belgium
 
99%
18,3651:626144
South Africa
 
94%
18,1651:3,002556
New Zealand-17,6061:25827
Thailand
53%
 
15,4911:4,523779
Sweden
76%
 
13,8861:710133
South Sudan
100%
12,8141:901224
Norway
100%
10,2401:501132
Germany
 
85%
10,2051:9,474683
Indonesia
67%
 
8,2001:31,4594,217
Myanmar-7,8761:6,596264
Mozambique-5,7601:4,730908
France
 
85%
5,5961:11,878708
Saudi Arabia-4,9541:6,220972
Scotland
 
93%
4,7051:1,137211
Finland
94%
 
4,5421:1,207258
Russia
92%
 
4,2341:34,066796
Nigeria
100%
4,1751:42,5303,304
Rwanda
100%
3,6261:3,136631
Wales
 
89%
3,6251:854205
Sudan
67%
 
2,9751:12,7081,431
Bangladesh-2,6581:59,9934,878
Angola-2,5641:10,5171,213
Egypt
54%
 
2,4721:37,1772,362
Singapore
62%
 
2,4411:2,576369
India
 
65%
1,8581:653,86348,585
Brazil
100%
1,7271:124,0516,431
Ireland
 
98%
1,6961:2,738361
China-1,5941:856,99932,349
Ghana-1,5731:17,1561,373
Poland
 
73%
1,5551:24,455819
Libya-1,4691:4,235678
Morocco-1,3921:24,6761,400
Dominican Republic-1,3401:7,785992
Sri Lanka-1,2881:16,1482,229
Switzerland
 
92%
1,2491:6,576810
Ethiopia
50%
 
1,1561:84,3956,393
Kenya
100%
1,0981:42,1743,074
Japan-1,0151:126,0955,159
Portugal-8861:11,750672
Luxembourg
100%
7991:706157
Hong Kong-7701:10,068949
Uzbekistan
56%
 
7571:40,6691,802
Qatar
 
61%
7361:3,220478
Slovenia
 
98%
7341:3,350499
Ecuador-7121:24,8971,304
Malawi
100%
6981:24,5162,075
Mauritius
50%
 
6531:1,987368
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
6061:2,247438
Guyana
100%
5971:1,278212
DR Congo
91%
 
5961:123,8726,237
Spain
 
57%
5781:80,5022,598
Northern Ireland
 
75%
5751:3,205442
Barbados-5571:520117
Papua New Guinea
60%
 
5471:14,9041,490
Fiji-4891:1,825504
Bahamas-4531:882229
Chile
 
70%
4391:40,1081,594
Afghanistan
 
86%
4331:75,3432,984
Vanuatu-4241:617151
Zimbabwe
 
59%
4171:36,9883,500
Mexico
 
62%
4021:308,8174,409
South Korea-3251:17,0601,746
Bahrain-3111:4,337716
Kazakhstan
64%
 
3101:57,2482,201
Algeria-3011:126,8332,651
Jamaica-3011:9,5791,123
Malta-2901:1,481311
Samoa-2741:712214
Austria
100%
2631:32,3731,195
Armenia
 
90%
2511:11,628928
Estonia
100%
2481:5,304774
Belarus
90%
 
2471:38,390538
Suriname
100%
2471:2,238528
Italy
 
73%
2361:258,7383,408
Swaziland-2311:5,628945
Greenland-2181:25947
Gabon-2001:9,4171,573
Bermuda-1901:34141
Guernsey
100%
1771:35889
Uganda
91%
 
1711:239,5147,652
Zambia-1631:97,2694,674
Czechia
 
72%
1621:65,779952
Guatemala
 
67%
1611:100,0522,211
Peru
74%
 
1581:201,2125,264
Oman-1571:26,1701,993
Grenada
 
52%
1561:693117
Namibia-1521:15,8171,572
Saint Lucia
69%
 
1451:1,226200
Brunei-1441:2,914301
Guam-1431:1,123249
Lebanon
 
90%
1361:41,3792,157
Taiwan
100%
1341:177,38616,637
United Arab Emirates-1251:57,2165,051
Jersey
100%
1221:820185
Iraq
100%
1161:301,8784,283
Pakistan
67%
 
1151:1,690,06724,423
Kuwait-1141:33,2043,097
Botswana-1111:19,6802,396
Panama
100%
1031:37,9282,872
Cayman Islands
100%
981:626106
Georgia
98%
 
971:38,5412,091
Belize
100%
951:3,730814
Antigua and Barbuda-931:1,069203
French Polynesia-921:3,021604
Bolivia
100%
901:117,7932,732
United States Virgin Islands-871:1,261253
Hungary
 
88%
821:119,412787
Mongolia
100%
801:36,6853,516
Tajikistan
100%
761:110,1963,256
Tanzania
83%
 
671:787,88517,987
New Caledonia-651:4,156621
Iceland
100%
641:5,719652
Croatia
100%
541:78,0942,186
Iran-511:1,539,15410,726
Gibraltar-501:683143
Liberia
 
84%
491:90,0424,013
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 
76%
461:2,426462
Faroe Islands
98%
 
451:1,092249
Cameroon
58%
 
441:491,14815,957
Venezuela
100%
431:702,37016,921
Aruba-421:2,471502
Madagascar-361:656,3721,939
Ivory Coast
75%
 
351:659,31222,418
Northern Mariana Islands-351:1,562330
American Samoa-341:1,642233
Greece-311:352,7275,549
Turkey
 
67%
301:2,593,39016,208
Jordan
 
71%
281:315,2423,168
Macau-271:22,526388
Latvia-261:77,5251,691
Moldova-261:136,9671,464
Costa Rica
 
67%
251:190,7184,516
Norfolk Island-251:934
Cyprus
100%
241:36,2951,736
Tunisia-231:29,4311,879
Solomon Islands
100%
211:27,6652,042
Seychelles-191:4,877888
Honduras
100%
181:489,8597,529
Marshall Islands
69%
 
181:2,846424
Nepal-181:1,582,63127,915
Ukraine-181:2,527,7735,844
Azerbaijan
50%
 
171:567,23210,983
Benin
100%
171:622,10818,975
Kyrgyzstan
85%
 
171:351,36912,997
Argentina
83%
 
161:2,673,3288,808
British Virgin Islands-151:2,083481
Colombia
100%
141:3,412,78022,545
Nicaragua
75%
 
141:429,8817,902
Puerto Rico-121:295,8583,040
Turks and Caicos Islands-121:2,892588
Romania
100%
111:1,822,90723,043
Curaçao-101:15,580668
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
101:19,2001,714
Uruguay-101:342,7644,899
Bulgaria
67%
 
91:776,7109,666
Sierra Leone-91:787,629675
Togo-91:804,3604,738
Turkmenistan
100%
91:608,0971,859
Congo
67%
 
81:626,15112,913
Israel
100%
81:1,050,36514,379
Monaco
100%
81:4,808802
Saint Kitts and Nevis-81:6,8581,062
Albania
86%
 
71:435,22416,450
Haiti-71:1,532,42218,706
Isle of Man
 
80%
71:12,146242
Slovakia
100%
71:758,5803,008
Transnistria
100%
71:67,948944
Anguilla
100%
61:2,209418
Falkland Islands-61:524108
Niger
80%
 
61:3,197,33233,105
Cook Islands-51:3,631547
Cuba-51:2,301,3105,387
Dominica-51:15,094483
Micronesia-51:21,300626
Paraguay
50%
 
51:1,447,3618,023
East Timor-41:304,594432
Lithuania-41:737,9702,861
Maldives-41:108,4762,638
Senegal
100%
41:3,645,33917,621
Tonga-41:26,859378
Abkhazia
100%
31:81,1412,130
Bosnia and Herzegovina-31:1,174,8196,090
El Salvador-31:2,113,9299,538
Syria-31:6,435,3587,086
Andorra-21:41,444944
Burkina Faso
50%
 
21:9,189,73469,235
Guinea
100%
21:5,929,3246,648
Liechtenstein-21:18,928806
Montenegro-21:317,2883,822
Montserrat-21:2,438412
Serbia-21:3,572,8608,125
Yemen-21:13,148,37610,677
Bhutan
100%
11:824,9286,865
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Central African Republic-11:4,515,3901,073
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Djibouti-11:915,6642,132
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Mauritania-11:4,095,23927,701
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Niue-11:1,60470
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-11:5,829386
Tuvalu-11:11,13189

The alternate forms: Kím (1) are calculated separately.

Kim (18,794,063) may also be a surname.

Kim Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kím891/
Khim8635,353/
Kiem8617,774/
Kaim863,129/
Kimm862,528/
Kime862,263/
Koim86960/
Keim86230/
Kuim86105/
Kiom8684/
Hkim8669/
Kihm8655/
Kimh8621/
Kkim8613/
Ckim866/
Kitm865/
Kcim863/
Kgim863/
Kijm862/
Gkim862/
Ki'm862/
Kiếm861/
Khiem7537,319/
Khaim751,977/
Khime751,076/
Khimm75776/
Kaime75344/
Koime75216/
Kimme75158/
Khoim75125/
Keime7559/
Kuime7551/
Kheim7549/
Khuim7520/
Kimhe7512/
Hkkim7510/
Keihm755/
Khimh755/
Kaaim754/
Khiom753/
Keitm753/
Kaitm753/
Kimth753/
Kiehm753/
Koitm753/
Kuism752/
Kimmå752/
Kithm752/
Kiemm751/
Kiemh751/
Koimm751/
Kihmt751/
Ki'mm751/
Kiomm751/
Kimmh751/
Kimmt751/
Khhim751/
Khitm751/
Hkaim751/
Hkime751/
Hhkim751/
Kuimm751/
Kkism751/
Hkhim751/
Hkimh751/
Ckuim751/
Kym6727,075/
Kem6716,271/
Cim676,546/
Qim67273/
Khimme6743/
Kjm6720/
Khaime6712/
Khoime676/
Khaimm674/
Khaism674/
Kaheim674/
Keisme673/
Kimowa672/
Khaimh671/
Kuaimu671/
Kimova671/
Kismhe671/
Khimmm671/
Kahaim671/
Khaimt671/
Kheime671/
Keimeh671/
Kehiem671/
Kithme671/
Kkchim671/
Koimeh671/
Khaaim671/
Gkkeim671/
Kém671/
Käm671/
Kaimme671/
Kahgim671/

Kim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kim in the Russian language
Кимkim-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kim