Kym
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Kym is a name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kym mean?
English: variant spelling of Kim, originally a short form of Kimberly
Variant spelling of Kim, which began as a short form of Kimberly, a name taken from an English place name.
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Is Kym a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kym has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Kym in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 25 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kym in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Girls were 50% of the babies named Kym in the UK in 1998, and 83% in 2001.
Kym in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,317 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,399 |
| 2001 | 25 | #955 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 20 | #1,061 |
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