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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kym

Kym was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 1084th with 97 babies. More babies were named Kym in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195997 babies
Total since 1880
1,470babies recorded

Kym popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
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1990#8,879#4,560912
1980#7,772—8—
1970#2,283—34—
1960#1,242#1,8437820
1950#5,702—5—
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How popular is Kym, counting every spelling?

Kym has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Kym?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Kym are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 56 and 67. That makes Kym a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Kym by state

How common Kym was among girls born in each state in 1957–1961, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.2×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMA0.02Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesCA0.07Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kym, girls, 1957–1961. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Kym: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kym, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Kym

How popular is the name Kym?

Kym was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 1084th with 97 babies. More babies were named Kym in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Kym a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,297 girls and 173 boys.

Where was Kym most popular?

In 1957–1961, Kym was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Michigan.