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Baby name
Kim
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84% girls / 16% boys
Origin of the name
Kim is a short form of Kimberly, or of Kimball for boys.
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Where babies named Kim are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Kim is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Kim is most common in Wisconsin (2.3 times), Montana (1.6) and District of Columbia (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Kim are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Kim is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Kim is most common in Utah (5.6 times), Idaho (4.5) and North Dakota (3.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 19% | 81% |
| 1920s | 46% | 54% |
| 1930s | 40% | 60% |
| 1940s | 32% | 68% |
| 1950s | 73% | 27% |
| 1960s | 93% | 7% |
| 1970s | 92% | 8% |
| 1980s | 81% | 19% |
| 1990s | 80% | 20% |
| 2000s | 85% | 15% |
| 2010s | 86% | 14% |
| 2020s | 80% | 20% |