Kim

English diminutive of Kimberly; Vietnamese; Scandinavian diminutive of Joachima; Soviet name

"Cyneburga's meadow"

Kim Origin and Meaning

The name Kim is a girl's name of English origin.

Kim was the coolest name... of the 1960s. Kim was popularized by actress Kim Novak, and its energy is still maintained by rapper Lil' Kim, but it holds lil' or no appeal for new babies. Parents who like Kim's short, sweet sound might look to a choice such as Sam, Lou, or Belle.

Kim Rank in US Top 1000

# 930 in the US

Kim Popularity

• 183 Germany 2016
• 78 Slovenia 2023

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Famous People Named Kim

• Kimila Ann "Kim" Basinger American actress and former model
• Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian American reality TV personality
• Lil' Kim (born Kimberly Denise Jones) American rapper
• Kim Victoria Cattrall American actress
• Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell 19th Prime Minister of Canada
• Kim Althea Gordon American musician of band Sonic Youth
• Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak American actress
• Kim Carnes American singer,songwriter
• Kimberley Ann "Kim" Deal American bassist for The Pixies
• Kimberleigh Marie "Kim" Zolciak Biermann, American reality TV personality ("Real Housewives of Atlanta")
• Kim Hardee Gravel American beauty queen and reality TV personality ("Kim of Queens")
• Kim Noorda Dutch model
• Kim Wayans American actress
• Kimberly Kaye "Kim" Wyatt American singer and dancer of The Pussycat Dolls
• Kimberly "Kim" Richards American actress and reality TV personality ("Real Housewives of Beverly Hills")
• Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters Belgian tennis player
• Kim Chi stage name of Sang,Young Shin, Korean,American drag queen
• Kim Wilde English pop singer
• Kim Victoria Fields American actress
• Kimberly Sue Yap "Kim" Chiu Chinese Filipina actress
• Kim O'Brien American actress
• Kim Jones American marathoner
• Kimberly Alicia "Kim" Jones American sports reporter
• Kimberley "Kim" Isaac Moyes Australian singer of The Presets
• Kimberly "Kim" Jones American tennis player
• Kim Robertson American Celtic harp player
• Kim Lorraine Appleby English singer of duo Mel & Kim
• Kimberlee Dawn "Kim" Walker Smith, American Christian singer of Jesus Culture
• Kim Scott ex,wife of rapper Eminem
• Kim Lip (stage name of Kim Jungeun) Korean singer in South,Korean girl group Loona

Kim in Pop Culture

• Kim Boggs character in the movie ‘Edward Scissorhands’
• Kimberly Ann "Kim" Possible main character in animated series "Kim Possible"
• Kimberly "Kim" Parker character in TV series "Moesha"
• Kim Poole character in movie "Office Killer"
• Kim Bauer character on TV's "24"
• Kim "Kimmy" character in Aphmau's YouTube series
• Kim Crawford character in TV series "Kickn' It"
• Kimberly “Kim” Kelly character in TV series “Freaks and Geeks”
• 'Kim' song by Eminem