Given name & surname
Kimoni
“a great man”
Kimoni is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a great man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a great man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kimoni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 635
- 370 boys · 265 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #9,350 for boys · #16,182 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,350 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 411 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.
Kimoni’s family of names
Kimoni has a related form in Kimonee. Kimoni has a related form in Kimoney. Kimoni has a related form in Kimonie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kymonivariant
- Kymonievariant
- Kimonievariant
- Kimonnilikely variant
- Kimmonilikely variant
- Kymoneevariant
- Kymoneyvariant
- Kymonyvariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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