US rank #2031 Boys' name Peak 2022 1,164 births

Kaito — #2031 US boys' name

1,164 babies named Kaito in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s532000s2932010s4632020s355
#2031
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kaito was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

84 babies were named Kaito in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaito

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,164 babies named Kaito between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaito currently holds the #2031 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaito performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 463 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaito shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 318 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaito in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaito in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,164 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaito at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,164

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2022

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,031

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaito popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
84
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Kaito by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
463 births that decade — 40% of Kaito's all-time total
1990s532000s2932010s4632020s355

Kaito by state

Where Kaito concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaito
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
318 27.3%
#2 Hawaii
88 7.6%
#3 New York
63 5.4%
#4 Texas
19 1.6%
#5 Florida
11 0.9%
#6 Washington
11 0.9%
#7 Virginia
7 0.6%
#8 Illinois
5 0.4%
California share of Kaito's total US births 27.3%
Even split

318 of 1,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Kaito appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaito?
1,164 babies have been named Kaito since 1994. It currently ranks #2031 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 84 births.
When was Kaito most popular?
Kaito was most popular in the 2010s decade with 463 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Kaito most popular?
The top states for the name Kaito are California (318 births), Hawaii (88 births), New York (63 births).
How long has the name Kaito been used?
Kaito has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaito?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.