A boy named Kim!

led2009

DH's uncle is named Kim. When he first talked about his family I thought Kim was an aunt! Then I realized that when you have 8 kids in 9 years you tend to A) Not care anymore and Run out of names!

xche

I only know one male named Kim. I've never heard him complain about his name, but he's in his 50's..

led2009

Hmmmm, maybe it was more common in that generation. I'd never heard of it being a male name but then, I hadn't really researched the name either. I'd never use it for either gender.

MrsT0522

When I hear the name Kim, I think it's a boys name for a girl. (Like, I imagine it's a girl with a masculine name) sort of like Kelly-it's a masculine name for a girl.

Firefly9

In 1955, it was the 97th most common name for a baby boy.  That looks like it was the height of it's popularity as a boys' name.  I dated a guy who's dad's name was Kim.

HappyMrsK

mj.reilly:

I don't see anything wrong with Kim on a male, especially in the generations before us. Completely normal name. It's not like they named him Elizabeth. Kim was a male name.

Well it is traditionally a short form of a male name. There are a lot of names we consider "female" today that were male names (in the majority) 20-40 years ago: Kelly, Kim, Shannon, Morgan...etc.

Behind The Name

The boy's name Kim kim, also used as girl's name Kim, is pronounced kim. It is of English origin. Short form of Kim- names like Kimball or Kimberly. Kim is also a Korean surname meaning "gold". Literary: name of the boy hero of Rudyard Kipling's novel "Kim".

This. I've known a couple of guys with the name Kim.

macchiatto

I've heard of a few older men named Kim.

Karen1998

I've known Asian boys named Kim, though it's more often a last name than first name. 

GulfCoaster

I know a guy in his early to mid-60s named Kim.  Back then, it was a man's name.  It only made the switch over to a woman's name in the past couple decades.

ManiacMcGee

I know, and wholly respect, a fine male scientific researcher named Kim. Fits him great and I've never really thought about it being a female name before.

n0legirl

I have a guy friend named Kim. He's in his early 30s, never heard him complain about it.

Tapper76

KateB1984:

Ditto pp that it was a male name first.

DH has family friends who are a married couple BOTH named Kim (in their late 50's). Instead of calling them "the 'Lastname's" everyone calls them "The Kims" to refer to them together. I think this is yet another reason boys' names should stay boys' names.

Same here! There is a couple at my parents' church, both named Kim. My mom calls them "Mr. Kim" and "Mrs. Kim."

LMS05

I've never heard of it used on a male, but I do know many people with the last name Kim.

lovelainie

My grandfather's name was Kim.