Names / Girl names
Kimchi
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#14,102
in 1990
First recorded
1990
in U.S. data
Children named
5
since 1990
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #14,102 in 1990 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A girls' name, Kimchi enters U.S. records in 1990. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 5 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.