Globally, Kalym (Калым 
, Калим 
, Kalym 
) is a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly first name. The first name Kalym is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom girly name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare largely male, but seldom feminine name, and Russia, where it is a very rare masculine name. Also, Kalym is the last name as well as the forename.