The first name Kym
A unisex name.
1 syllable Unisex
Meaning and origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Kym last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2001, with 16 births (#1,238).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kym with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kym at birth, 1880–2025
In 2003, 6 girls born in the United States were named Kym, the 14,890th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 97 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kym
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kym WhitleyAmerican actress and comedian, born 1961
- Kym MarshEnglish actress and former singer, born 1976
- Kym KarathAmerican actress and model, born 1958
- Kym HoweAustralian pole vaulter, born 1980
- Kym CarterAmerican athletics competitor, born 1964
- Kym MazelleAmerican singer, born 1960
Questions
- How popular is the name Kym?
- In 2013, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Kym, ranking 5,742nd. Its peak was 2001, with 16 births.
- Is Kym a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 1,470 US babies named Kym since 1880, 88% were girls and 12% boys.
- When was Kym most popular?
- 1959 in the United States, when 97 babies were named Kym, its highest rank at 1,084th.
- What name is Kym a form of?
- Kym is a form of Kim.