How Many People Are Named Kim Jones?
There are approximately 791 people named Kim Jones living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 433,318 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Kim with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Jones. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
791
1 in 433,318 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Kim: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Kim. The peak year was 1960 with 13,630 births. The average person named Kim today is 63 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Kim
In the 2020 Census, the first name Kim was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (72.93%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (10.73%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (10.16%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Kim in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Kim rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Jones Surname
The surname Jones was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Jones in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Kim" has an estimated frequency of 0.0499% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Jones" appears at a rate of 462.78 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Kim are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 791 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Kim Jones: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Kim Jones?
We estimate approximately 791 people named Kim Jones are alive in the United States today. The first name Kim is shared by 170,886 Americans, and the surname Jones is shared by 1,586,209.
How rare is the name Kim Jones?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 433,318 Americans. The first name Kim is common and the surname Jones is very common.
Is Kim a male or female name?
Kim is predominantly female, with 16.3% of bearers being male and 83.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1960 and the average bearer today is 63 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Kim?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Kim was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (72.93%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (10.73%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (10.16%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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