Kim

English, diminutive of Kimball

"warrior chief"

Kim Origin and Meaning

The name Kim is a boy's name of English origin.

Kim is forever feminized, despite memories of the Rudyard Kipling character.

Kim Rank in US Top 1000

# 955 in the US

Popularity of the name Kim

• 1656 Nameberry 2025

Famous People Named Kim

• (Laurence) Kim Peek American savant who was inspiration for movie "Rain Man"
• Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby British spy
• Kim Manners American television producer and director
• Kim Dotcom (born Kim Schmitz) American creator of MegaUpload
• Kim Vincent Fowley American record producer
• Nicolas Kim Coppola birth name of Nicolas Cage, American actor
• Kim common Korean surname born by the ruling dynasty of North Korea, including Kim Il,Sung, Kim Jong,Il, and Kim Jong,Un
• (Joseph) Kim Mitchell Canadian musician and former radio host
• Kim Coates Canadian,American actor

The name Kim in Pop Culture

• Kimball "Kim" O'Hara hero of Rudyard Kipling's "Kim" (1901)
• Kim Le Chien character in "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir"
• Kim Kitsuragi character in the video game "Disco Elysium"