Recorded 1915–1926 Girls' name Peak 1917 103 births

Kimiye — girls' name

103 babies named Kimiye in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s431920s60
1920s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Kimiye was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kimiye in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimiye

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Kimiye between 1915 and 1926, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimiye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimiye performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kimiye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Kimiye in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimiye 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 103 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.

Kimiye at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

103

Since 1915

12 years of records

Peak year

1917

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1915

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1926

Kimiye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1915

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1917)
16
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
05101520 19261925192419231922192119201919191719161915 11

Kimiye by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
60 births that decade — 58% of Kimiye's all-time total
1910s431920s60

Kimiye by state

Where Kimiye concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kimiye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
40 38.8%
#2 Hawaii
12 11.7%
California share of Kimiye's total US births 38.8%
Even split

40 of 103 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimiye?
103 babies have been named Kimiye since 1915. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1917 with 16 births.
When was Kimiye most popular?
Kimiye was most popular in the 1920s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Kimiye most popular?
The top states for the name Kimiye are California (40 births), Hawaii (12 births).
How long has the name Kimiye been used?
Kimiye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 12 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Kimiye?
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.

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, 1915–1926 (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.