How Many People Are Named Kimani?
An estimated 3,325 people in the United States have the first name Kimani. It is used for both genders, with 50.9% male. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Kimani peaked in popularity in 2008 with 151 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kimani as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kimani paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kimani has undergone a significant gender shift. Originally given predominantly to boys, it is now more commonly a girls' name.
- Kimani is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
3,325
About 1 in 103,084 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
50.9% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2008
151 births
Total Registered
3,390
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kimani
Kimani is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (50.9%) and females (49.1%). Out of 3,390 total births registered, 1,726 were male and 1,664 were female.
Kimani as a male name
Ranked #3,555 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (69 births)
Kimani as a female name
Ranked #3,417 in 2024
46 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (111 births)
Kimani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kimani span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 980 babies were registered. While Kimani is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kimani by Decade
How has Kimani tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kimani by State
Birth registrations for Kimani span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, California. The lowest are in Ohio, Louisiana, South Carolina. On average, about 77 Kimanis were registered per state.
Kimani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kimani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kimani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kimani?
We estimate approximately 3,325 people named Kimani are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 103,084 Americans share this first name.
Is Kimani a common name?
Kimani is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,390 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kimani most popular?
Kimani reached peak popularity in 2008, when 151 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kimani is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kimani a male name?
Kimani is predominantly male. 50.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kimani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kimani Smith, Kimani Johnson, Kimani Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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