Girls' name · since 1904
Kikuyo
31 babies named Kikuyo in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #40,583 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1904
- 1910s
- peak decade
Kikuyo sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 31 recorded since 1904.
Kikuyo has 31 recorded births among girls since 1904, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1923.
- #40,583 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 1904
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kikuyo ranks #40,583 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1904, peaking in the 1910s.
- #40,583 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1904
- 1910s
- peak decade
Kikuyo's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Kikuyo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kikuyo's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kikuyo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1923
- Peak year (1919)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kikuyo by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (15 births, 48% of the file).
1910s was Kikuyo's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kikuyo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 15 births (48% of all-time use).
Kikuyo by state
Where Kikuyo concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 13 | 41.9% |
13 of 31 births nationwide.
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- Kikuyo's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1920s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Kikuyos (13 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kikuyo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
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, 1904–1923 (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 Kikuyo 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.