Kimora means golden child or precious — possibly from the Japanese or a modern creation. Kimora Lee Simmons built Baby Phat into a billion-dollar fashion empire. She is one of the most successful fashion entrepreneurs. Three syllables of fashion-empire building, Baby-Phat glamour, and the most distinctive K-opening name in the fashion world.
Kimora Lee Simmons built Baby Phat into a fashion empire.
She is one of the most successful fashion entrepreneurs.
Three syllables with a distinctive, strong sound: kih-MOR-ah.
The meaning golden child is aspirationally precious.
Kim is a warm embedded nickname.
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The vibe of Kimora
golden childpreciousKimora Lee SimmonsBaby Phatfashion empirebillion-dollardistinctive
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Origin & history of Kimora
Possibly Japanese or modern creation→Kimora
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EastAsian roots
Kimora is possibly from Japanese or a modern creation meaning golden child or precious. Kimora Lee Simmons built Baby Phat into a billion-dollar fashion empire, becoming one of the most successful fashion entrepreneurs.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Kimora Lee Simmons (born 1975).
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Today
Kimora remains a beloved choice, ranking #975 in the US. 9,667 babies have been named Kimora since 1990.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Kimora?
2008peak year
Kimora first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1990. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2008, 1,145 babies received the name (ranked #291). Today it sits around #975, with roughly 270 babies named Kimora each year. Kimora's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 9,667 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Kimora's Life Path 8 is the achiever's number — fashion-empire achievement. People named Kimora tend to be distinctive, entrepreneurial, and gifted at building billion-dollar empires from scratch.
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Builds billion-dollar empires
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Baby-Phat iconic
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Fashion-entrepreneur
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Golden-child
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Distinctive K-opening
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I9
M4
O6
R9
A1
Sum: 31 → Life path 4
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Personality of Kimora
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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