US rank #4559 Girls' name Peak 1981 1,826 births

Kimiko — #4559 US girls' name

1,826 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.

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#4559
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Kimiko was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

80 babies were named Kimiko in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimiko

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,826 babies named Kimiko between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimiko currently holds the #4559 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimiko performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 336 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Kimiko shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 586 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kimiko in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimiko 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 1,826 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.

Kimiko at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,826

Since 1909

116 years of records

Peak year

1981

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#4,559

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1909

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kimiko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1909

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
80
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Kimiko by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
336 births that decade — 18% of Kimiko's all-time total
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Kimiko by state

Where Kimiko concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Kimiko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
586 32.1%
#2 Hawaii
213 11.7%
#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%
California share of Kimiko's total US births 32.1%
Even split

586 of 1,826 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimiko?
1,826 babies have been named Kimiko since 1909. It currently ranks #4559 among girls. The peak year was 1981 with 80 births.
When was Kimiko most popular?
Kimiko was most popular in the 1980s decade with 336 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Kimiko most popular?
The top states for the name Kimiko are California (586 births), Hawaii (213 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Kimiko been used?
Kimiko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 116 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kimiko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kimberly, Kim, Kimberley, Kimberlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1909–2024 (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.