Boys' name · since 1949
Kimo
Kimo has 859 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,655 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 859
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kimo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 859 have been recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimo has been recorded 859 times among boys since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2024.
- #5,655 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 859 born since 1949
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimo ranks #5,655 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 859 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,655 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 859
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kimo's 859 recorded births place it above 87.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Kimo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kimo's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kimo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2024
- Peak year (1981)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Kimo by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (177 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Kimo's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Kimo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 41
1950s
41 births
- 1960s
1960s
103 births
- 1970s
1970s
167 births
- 1980s
1980s
177 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 177 births (21% of all-time use).
How Kimo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kimo's total volume
Kimo by state
Where Kimo concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 278 | 32.4% |
| #2 | California | | 98 | 11.4% |
278 of 859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kimo's data
- Kimo's decade-level peak was the 1980s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Kimos (278 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimo: 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 (~75 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, 1949–2024 (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 Kimo 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.