Kim - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Kim \kim\ is pronounced kim. It is of English and Vietnamese origin, and its meaning is "precious metal, gold". Short form of Kimberly, used as an independent name since the mid 20th century, influenced by actresses Kim Novak and Kim Basinger. Actress Kim Catrall.

Kim has 4 variant forms: Kimana, Kimm, Kym and Kymme.

Baby names that sound like Kim are Kimi, Cam, Gem, Kama, Kami and Kimmy.

Kim is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Kim. Click here to compare Kim with related baby names.