Unisex name
Kim
702 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 6.
Origin
Clipping of Kimball and Kimberley as a male name, and of Kimberley and Kimberly as a female name.From Wiktionary, entry “Kim”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 98 births. 702 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s. It is given to girls (84%) as well as boys (16%). It is still given: 35 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1960: 13,635 births. 214,768 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1950s and 1960s. At its peak, it ranked 34th among girls' names in 1960. It is given to girls (84%) as well as boys (16%). It really came into use around 1929. It is still given: 225 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1987: 112 births. 2,138 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 64th among girls' names in 1992. It really came into use around 1967. It is still given: 14 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 7,126 | 1980–2025 | 22nd in 1996 |
| France | 6,610 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Switzerland | 4,631* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Austria | 573 | 1984–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 212 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
2 + 9 + 4 = 15 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
9 = 9
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
2 + 4 = 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 2 · cooperation, sensitivity, connection
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.