How Many People Are Named Kym?
An estimated 1,210 people in the United States have the first name Kym. It is used for both genders, with 88.2% female. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Kym peaked in popularity in 1959 with 139 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kym as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kym paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,210
About 1 in 283,268 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
88.2% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1959
139 births
Total Registered
1,470
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kym
Kym is predominantly female (88.2%), though 173 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kym as a male name
Ranked #9,881 in 1996
5 male births in 1996
Peak: 1959 (41 births)
Kym as a female name
Ranked #14,890 in 2003
6 female births in 2003
Peak: 1959 (98 births)
Kym: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kym span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 653 babies were registered. Kym has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kym by Decade
How has Kym tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kym by State
Birth registrations for Kym span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Indiana, Washington. On average, about 33 Kyms were registered per state.
Kym + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kym as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kym
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kym: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kym?
We estimate approximately 1,210 people named Kym are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 283,268 Americans share this first name.
Is Kym a common name?
Kym is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,470 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kym most popular?
Kym reached peak popularity in 1959, when 139 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kym is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kym a female name?
Kym is predominantly female. 88.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kym Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kym Smith, Kym Johnson, Kym Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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