Name meaning & stats
Rim
Rim. 112 US babies since 1940, peak 2000. Notable Rims are 1.5× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2000
112 US babies were named Rim between 1940 and 2025.
Rim around the world
- France: 2,285 babies since 1900, peak 2016, No. 545 in 2025
- Belgium: 321 babies since 1995, peak 2014, No. 676 in 2025
- Sweden: 181 babies since 1998, peak 2016, No. 925 in 2022
- England & Wales: 33 babies since 1996, peak 2022
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Rims end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball player | 1.5× | Low · 3 people |
| Actor | 1.0× | Low · 2 people |
| Politician | 1.0× | Low · 2 people |
| Professor | 1.0× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Rims show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Name twins (peaked around 2000)