Girls' name · since 1974
Kimeko
20 babies named Kimeko in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 20
- total births
- 1974–1986
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
20 girls have been named Kimeko since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kimeko recorded 20 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1986.
- 20 total births
- 1974–1986 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 75% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kimeko's 20 recorded births place it above 36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kimeko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kimeko's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kimeko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1986
- Peak year (1981)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1986.
20 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1981 with 9 births in a single year.
Kimeko by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kimeko's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Kimeko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).
Kimeko decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1974–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kimeko: Baby Name Since 1974 - 20 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kimeko. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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