Kym

KIHM /ˈkɪm/
girl 1 syllable fading

Kym is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Kym is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2003. Kym was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 1959 (97 births).

About the name Kym

PronunciationKIHM /ˈkɪm/
CultureEnglish

Names similar to Kym

How popular is Kym?

Girls named Kym
1950196019701980199020002003
Girls named Kym per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1950–2003 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2003) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Kym
195319601970198019901996
Boys named Kym per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1950–2003 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2003) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Kym total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
200366#14,890—
200255#16,919—
19975—#15,003—
19965——#9,883
19948—#10,075—
199317—#8,395#7,253
19925—#14,436—
199112—#14,321#6,959
199021—#8,879#4,560
19897—#10,290—
198813—#11,094#6,157
19877—#9,304—
198610—#6,872—
19859—#7,269—
198414—#7,090#6,895
19839—#7,009—
198210—#6,605—
19817—#8,568—
19808—#7,772—
197916—#4,511—
197812—#5,364—
197713—#5,068—
19769—#6,314—
197517—#3,853—
197417—#3,779—
197322—#3,070—
197223—#2,937—
197130—#2,513—
197034—#2,283—
196948—#1,768—
196859—#1,482—
196759—#1,530#4,285
196673—#1,266—
196557—#1,469—
196467—#1,438#4,354
196368—#1,344—
196259—#1,534#4,374
196166—#1,474#3,247
196098—#1,242#1,843
1959138—#1,084#1,220
195866—#1,307—
195758—#1,518#3,150
195663—#1,409#3,380
195550—#1,679#2,373
195425—#3,090#2,539
195325—#2,645#3,044
195215—#2,867—
19505—#5,702—