Is Kimmy a boy or girl name?

Kimmy is a unisex name. Of the 1,366 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 79.7% were girls and 20.3% were boys. It changed hands in 1959, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Kimmy

Recorded 1951–2025 · United States

Kimmy was most popular in 1962, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,438 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,366 people named Kimmy.

Kimmy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kimmy’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kimmy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kimmy is a unisex name — 79.7% of the 1,366 Americans given it were girls and 20.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 1959 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kimmy

Where Kimmy is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 6.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org