Kimia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kee-mee-AH
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Kimia is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “alchemy, elixir”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Kimia mean?
Persian: Persian word, from Arabic kimiya
“alchemy, elixir”
Persian for alchemy or elixir, from the same Arabic word that gave English alchemy and chemistry.
Is Kimia a girl's or a boy's name?
Kimia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kimia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Kimia, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 7 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Kimia than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Kimia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Kimia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Kimia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,837among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Kimia, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,919th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Kimia in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kimia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 18 | #6,391 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
Nicknames for Kimia
- Kimi 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kimia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Khadija Amira Dakota Aria Ayla Amaya Sophia Talia Safa Kiara Amara Anaya
Names related to Kimia
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kimia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kimia, updated 20 October 2026.