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Girl name

Kimi

86% girls · 32 born in 2025

Kimi has been given to about 2,118 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,937
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kimi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 79
  • Born in 202532
  • All time2,118
  • England & Wales, 202517

How popular is Kimi?

Its best year was 2014, when 79 babies were given the name, ranking 5234th. The typical living American called Kimi is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Kimi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mimi0.81
  2. Kami0.74
  3. Cami0.69
  4. Kim0.64
  5. Cindi0.60
  6. Kairi0.59
  7. Nyomi0.58
  8. Kristi0.56

Middle names for Kimi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kimi Catherine0.84
  2. Kimi Josephine0.84
  3. Kimi Rose0.83
  4. Kimi Marie0.83
  5. Kimi Grace0.83
  6. Kimi Jane0.83

Sibling names for Kimi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.87
  2. Wesbrother · 0.81
  3. Colettesister · 0.80
  4. Dexterbrother · 0.80
  5. Georginasister · 0.80
  6. Elisasister · 0.78

Where Kimi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kimi Reyes0.78
  2. Kimi Nguyen0.78
  3. Kimi Moore0.78
  4. Kimi Lee0.78
  5. Kimi Hall0.78
  6. Kimi Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kimi

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Kimi across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.