Boys' name · since 1996

Kione

37 babies named Kione in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

37
total births
1996–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade

Kione is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 37 have been recorded since 1996.

Kione has 37 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2021.

  • 37 total births
  • 1996–2021 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 70% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kione's 37 recorded births place it above 46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kione's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kione's full recorded timeline at 2003, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kione popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
456789 199620012002200320092021 6

Kione by decade

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

2000s was Kione's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.

Kione births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26 births (70% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kione?
Kione has been given to 37 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 8 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Kione most popular?
Kione was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Kione been used?
Records for Kione go back to 1996, giving 26 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Kione?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kion, Kiowa, Kionte, Kior, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kione's data

  • Kione's decade-level peak was the 2000s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1996–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kione: Baby Name Since 1996 - 37 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kione. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kione 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 July 2026.