Kym
Last seen for girls in 2003 at #13,844 · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #9,015
Given to girls 88.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1959 · 97 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,297since 1950
Kym over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | — | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | — | |
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| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | — | |
| 1996 | — | #9,015 | 5 | |
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| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | — | |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | — | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #4,407 | 12 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | — | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | — | |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | — | |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | — | |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | — | |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | — | |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | — | |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 | — | |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | — | |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 | — | |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,774 | 17 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,015 | 22 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,903 | 23 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,477 | 30 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,267 | 34 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,755 | 48 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,473 | 59 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,524 | 54 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #1,262 | 73 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,463 | 57 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,433 | 62 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #1,340 | 68 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,525 | 54 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #1,465 | 58 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #1,236 | 78 | #1,812 | 20 |
| 1959 | #1,079 | 97 | #1,212 | 41 |
| 1958 | #1,299 | 66 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,507 | 50 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #1,398 | 56 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #1,667 | 38 | #2,302 | 12 |
| 1954 | #3,019 | 14 | #2,449 | 11 |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | — | |
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| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Kym! It came in at #5,301, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1950–1951, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Kym is popular in 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Massachusetts#546 · 1 in 10,690
- California#718 · 1 in 9,242
- Ohio#857 · 1 in 17,651
- Texas#1,272 · 1 in 22,755
Best ever in a state: #479 in Washington, 1956.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Massachusetts | #546 | 5 | 1 in 10,690 |
| California | #718 | 18 | 1 in 9,242 |
| Ohio | #857 | 6 | 1 in 17,651 |
| Texas | #1,272 | 5 | 1 in 22,755 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kym
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2003
- Debuted 1950
- Peaked 1959 at #1,079 (97 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 20,860 girls born in 1959 were named Kym (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 304,524 girls born in 2003 (0.00%)
- 47.1% of all girls named Kym (611) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1996, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 358 | #1,079 (1959) | #2,297 |
| 1960s | 611 | #1,236 (1960) | #1,448 |
| 1970s | 193 | #2,267 (1970) | #3,876 |
| 1980s | 82 | #6,371 (1982) | #7,784 |
| 1990s | 42 | #8,052 (1993) | #11,055 |
| 2000s | 11 | #13,844 (2003) | #14,638 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kym in 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 20,860 of them was named Kym, which outranked 85.0% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,075Lita99
- #1,075Sandie99
- #1,078Trudi98
- #1,079Kym97
- #1,079Carolynn97
- #1,079Darline97
- #1,079Delma97
- #1,087Aleta96
- #1,087Angeline96
- #1,087Evangelina96
Tied with 7 names at #1,079; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 52,061 of them was named Kym, which outranked 73.5% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,199Philippe42
- #1,199Valentin42
- #1,199Verne42
- #1,212Kym41
- #1,212Allyn41
- #1,212Brenton41
- #1,212Corwin41
- #1,228Abelardo40
- #1,228Arvin40
- #1,228Bonnie40
Tied with 15 names at #1,212; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.