Meaning of the nameKim
- Unisex
- Kim
Kim is a short, one-syllable name used in Brazil for both males and females.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,162 people named Kim, the 7,474th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Kim is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,162
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,474
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,097
- people
Kim in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kim, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (414 people).
214 women 948 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Kim is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kim in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 364 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 139 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 114 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 82 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 66 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 44 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 26 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kim
The origin of the name Kim in Brazil is uncertain. Wiktionary records Kim in Portuguese as a male name and also as a surname of Korean origin, and in other languages the name appears as a short form of Joakim (Joachim) or of Kimberley. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,162 people named Kim, with a median age of 30, most of them male. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Kym and Kin as spelling variants.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Kim · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kim · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kim
What does the name Kim mean?
The meaning of Kim is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Kim in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,162 people with the first name Kim, which ranks it number 7,474 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Kim a boy's or a girl's name?
Kim is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 214 women and 948 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kim most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Kim (114 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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