Given name
Kimmie
“of the royal fortress”
In English use, Kimmie is a diminutive of Kimberly. One English interpretation is “of the royal fortress.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kimmie is a diminutive of Kimberly. One English interpretation is “of the royal fortress.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Kimmie is a diminutive of Kimberly. An origin associated with Kimberly is English. In English use, Kimmie is a diminutive of Kimberley. An origin associated with Kimberley is Old English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Kimmie is a diminutive of Kimberly. In English usage, Kimmie is a diminutive of Kimberley.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kimmie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,409
- 131 boys · 1,278 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,521 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,521 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 59 in 1963. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,528 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kimmie’s family of names
In English usage, Kimmie is a diminutive of Kimberly. Kimmie has a related form in Kimberly. In English usage, Kimmie is a diminutive of Kimberley.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kimmie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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