US rank #9088 Boys' name Peak 1981 859 births

Kimo — #9088 US boys' name

859 babies named Kimo in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s81950s411960s1031970s1671980s1771990s1232000s1412010s722020s27
#9088
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Kimo was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

28 babies were named Kimo in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimo

The Social Security Administration has registered 859 babies named Kimo between 1949 and 2024, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kimo currently holds the #9088 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimo performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Kimo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 278 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kimo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimo 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 859 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.

Kimo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

859

Since 1949

76 years of records

Peak year

1981

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#9,088

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1949

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kimo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1949

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
28
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Kimo by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
177 births that decade — 21% of Kimo's all-time total
1940s81950s411960s1031970s1671980s1771990s1232000s1412010s722020s27

Kimo by state

Where Kimo concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kimo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
278 32.4%
#2 California
98 11.4%
Hawaii share of Kimo's total US births 32.4%
Even split

278 of 859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimo?
859 babies have been named Kimo since 1949. It currently ranks #9088 among boys. The peak year was 1981 with 28 births.
When was Kimo most popular?
Kimo was most popular in the 1980s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Kimo most popular?
The top states for the name Kimo are Hawaii (278 births), California (98 births).
How long has the name Kimo been used?
Kimo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 76 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kimo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kim, Kimberly, Kimball, Kimani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1949–2024 (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.