Kimari
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- ki-MAR-ee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,397 for boys
Kimari is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
Where does Kimari come from?
Modern: modern coinage, compare Kamari
Is Kimari a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kimari has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls and 17 boys in the US.
How popular is Kimari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Kimari, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995. 14 girls were also named Kimari in 2025 (7,489th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Kimari in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2004, 67% of the babies named Kimari in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 45%, with more boys than girls since 2012.
Kimari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
Names like Kimari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kamari Jakari Dakari Amiri Akari Makari Kamazi Kemari Omari Jamari Amari Khamari
Names related to Kimari
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kimari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kimari, updated 20 October 2026.