US rank #7444 Unisex name Peak 2022 194 births

Kioni — #7444 US unisex name

194 babies named Kioni in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s522010s802020s57
#7444
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kioni was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kioni in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kioni

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Kioni between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kioni currently holds the #7444 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Kioni is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 2017.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kioni performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kioni shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kioni in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kioni 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 194 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.

Kioni at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

194

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2022

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,444

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kioni popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
18
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 20242021201820142011200820051998 5

Kioni popularity over time — boys

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

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 20242017 5

Kioni by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
80 births that decade — 41% of Kioni's all-time total
1990s52000s522010s802020s57

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 2.6%
#2 New York
5 2.6%
Georgia share of Kioni's total US births 2.6%
Even split

5 of 194 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kioni?
194 babies have been named Kioni since 1998. It currently ranks #7444 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 18 births.
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 194 births, and as a boy's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Kioni been used?
Kioni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 1998–2024 (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.