Girls' name · since 1909
Kimiko
1,843 babies named Kimiko in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,863 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,843
- born since 1909
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,843 babies have been named Kimiko since 1909, making it today's #6863 girls' name.
Kimiko has 1,843 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6863 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #4,964 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,863 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,843 born since 1909
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimiko ranks #4,964 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,863 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,843 born since 1909, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,863 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,843
- born since 1909
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kimiko's 1,843 recorded births place it above 93.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kimiko compares
1,843 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kimiko's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimiko | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,843 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kimiko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kimiko's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kimiko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Kimiko by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (337 births, 18% of the file).
1980s was Kimiko's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Kimiko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s
1910s
157 births
- 1920s
1920s
249 births
- 1930s 66
1930s
66 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 102
1960s
102 births
- 1970s
1970s
147 births
- 1980s
1980s
337 births
- 1990s
1990s
237 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
175 births
- 2020s
2020s
151 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 337 births (18% of all-time use).
How Kimiko compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kimiko's total volume
Kimiko by state
Where Kimiko concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 593 | 32.2% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 213 | 11.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
593 of 1,843 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Kimiko's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (337 total births) through the 2020s (151) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kimikos (593 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kimiko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Kimiko 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.