Unisex name · since 1998

Kioni

Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 201 babies named Kioni, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#19,770 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,925 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
201
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade

Kioni currently ranks #13925 among unisex names in America, with 201 babies recorded since 1998.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kioni has been recorded 201 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #13925 nationally and more common than 19% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.

  • #19,770 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,925 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 201 born since 1998
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kioni ranks #19,770 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,925 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 201 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,770 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,925 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
201
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%19.4%
Kioni vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kioni's 201 recorded births place it above 72.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.

How Kioni compares

201 37th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Kioni's all-time total is 47% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kioni Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 201 376 567,345
Peak-year births 19 21 19,840

Kioni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kioni splits its recorded history at 2013: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kioni popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
19
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
05101520 199820052008201120142018202120242025 6

Kioni popularity over time - boys

17 total births recorded since 2017 (Kioni as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 201720242025 5

Kioni by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (80 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Kioni's strongest decade.

80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Kioni births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 80 births (40% of all-time use).

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

Kioni by state

Where Kioni concentrates geographically, total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kioni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 2.5%
#2 New York
5 2.5%
Georgia share of Kioni's total US births 2.5%
Even split

5 of 201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kioni?
Kioni has been given to 201 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,770 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #13,925 of 17,297. 19 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
Where does Kioni sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kioni ranks #19,770 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,925 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kioni most popular?
Kioni was most popular in the 2010s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Kioni most popular?
The top states for the name Kioni are Georgia (5 births), New York (5 births).
Is Kioni a unisex name?
Yes, Kioni is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 201 births, and as a boy's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Kioni been used?
Records for Kioni go back to 1998, giving 28 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kioni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiona, Kionna, Kior, Kiora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kioni's data

  • Kioni's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Georgia records the most Kionis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names

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

Keep exploring Kioni

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kioni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2025 (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 Kioni 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.