Girls' name · since 1906

Kikue

297 babies named Kikue in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,992 of 72,339
all-time among girls
297
born since 1906
1920s
peak decade

Kikue is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 297 have been recorded since 1906.

Kikue has 297 recorded births among girls since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 1931.

  • #15,992 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 297 born since 1906
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kikue ranks #15,992 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 297 born since 1906, peaking in the 1920s.

#15,992 of 72,339
all-time among girls
297
born since 1906
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kikue's 297 recorded births place it above 77.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.

Kikue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kikue splits its recorded history at 1921: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kikue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1931

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1920)
25
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
051015202530 19061914191719201923192619291931 10

Kikue by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (163 births, 55% of the file).

1920s was Kikue's strongest decade.

163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Kikue births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 163 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Kikue by state

Where Kikue concentrates geographically, total births since 1906

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kikue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
236 79.5%
#2 California
11 3.7%
Hawaii share of Kikue's total US births 79.5%
Even split

236 of 297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kikue?
297 babies have been named Kikue since 1906. All-time, it sits at #15,992 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1920 with 25 births.
Where does Kikue sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kikue ranks #15,992 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kikue most popular?
Kikue was most popular in the 1920s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Kikue most popular?
The top states for the name Kikue are Hawaii (236 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Kikue been used?
Records for Kikue go back to 1906, giving 26 years of history through 1931.
What names are similar to Kikue?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiki, Kiko, Kikuye, Kikuyo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kikue's data

  • Kikue's decade-level peak was the 1920s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Hawaii records the most Kikues (236 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kikue

Nearby Names Like Kikue

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kikue

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kikue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1906–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kikue draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.