Recorded 1912–1926 Girls' name Peak 1922 96 births

Kimiyo — girls' name

96 babies named Kimiyo in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s431920s53
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Kimiyo was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kimiyo in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimiyo

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Kimiyo between 1912 and 1926, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimiyo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimiyo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kimiyo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 56 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kimiyo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimiyo 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 96 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.

Kimiyo at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

96

Since 1912

15 years of records

Peak year

1922

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1912

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1926

Kimiyo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1912

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1922)
13
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 192619251924192319221921191919181917191619151912 7

Kimiyo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
53 births that decade — 55% of Kimiyo's all-time total
1910s431920s53

Kimiyo by state

Where Kimiyo concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kimiyo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
56 58.3%
#2 California
11 11.5%
Hawaii share of Kimiyo's total US births 58.3%
Even split

56 of 96 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimiyo?
96 babies have been named Kimiyo since 1912. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1922 with 13 births.
When was Kimiyo most popular?
Kimiyo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Kimiyo most popular?
The top states for the name Kimiyo are Hawaii (56 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Kimiyo been used?
Kimiyo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 15 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Kimiyo?
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, 1912–1926 (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.