Kimi
Mostly boys · KIM-ee · Hebrew
Kimi is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God will establish”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 5,409th for girls in the US (23 babies).
What does Kimi mean?
Hebrew: Finnish short form of Joakim (Joachim)
“God will establish”
A Finnish name linked with Joakim, borne by Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 Formula One world champion.
- Say it
- KIM-ee
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Is Kimi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kimi has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 14 boys in the UK and 23 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Kimi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Kimi, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 22 boys. 3 girls were also named Kimi in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Kimi than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Kimi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2004, 73% of the babies named Kimi in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 18%, with more boys than girls since 2013.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Kimi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
How popular is Kimi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 23 girls in the US were named Kimi, making it the 5,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 1965, with 66 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915. 9 boys were also named Kimi in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
2025 had more girls named Kimi than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Kimi in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 48% of the babies named Kimi in the US in 2013, and 72% in 2025.
Kimi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #5,409 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 14 | #4,965 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,064 |
| 1982 | 21 | #3,779 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 34 | #2,699 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 27 | #2,908 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,187 |
| 1975 | 27 | #2,743 |
| 1974 | 24 | #2,922 |
| 1973 | 27 | #2,629 |
| 1972 | 44 | #1,890 |
| 1971 | 34 | #2,296 |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,952 |
| 1969 | 37 | #2,058 |
| 1968 | 49 | #1,647 |
| 1967 | 47 | #1,659 |
| 1966 | 51 | #1,568 |
| 1965 | 66 | #1,350 |
| 1964 | 47 | #1,686 |
| 1963 | 43 | #1,753 |
| 1962 | 46 | #1,671 |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,837 |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,854 |
| 1959 | 51 | #1,515 |
| 1958 | 31 | #1,984 |
| 1957 | 42 | #1,651 |
| 1956 | 39 | #1,692 |
| 1955 | 19 | #2,552 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,051 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,361 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,391 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,970 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,956 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,378 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,955 |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,217 |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,243 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
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