Unisex name · since 2016

Kiori

Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 100 babies named Kiori, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,125 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,258 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
100
born since 2016
2020s
peak decade

100 babies have been named Kiori since 2016, making it today's #4258 unisex name.

Kiori has 100 recorded births among girls since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4258 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.

  • #27,125 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,258 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 100 born since 2016
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiori ranks #27,125 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,258 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 100 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.

#27,125 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,258 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
100
born since 2016
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%75.3%
Kiori vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kiori's 100 recorded births place it above 62.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.

How Kiori compares

100 25th 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

Kiori's all-time total is 73% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kiori Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 100 376 567,345
Peak-year births 34 21 19,840

Kiori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kiori's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kiori popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
34
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
010203040 201620212022202320242025 34

Kiori popularity over time - boys

11 total births recorded since 2024 (Kiori as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 11 births
4.555.566.5 20242025 5

Kiori by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (94 births, 94% of the file).

2020s was Kiori's strongest decade.

94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 94% of all-time use.

Kiori births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 94 births (94% of all-time use).

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

Kiori by state

Where Kiori concentrates geographically, total births since 2016

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kiori
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 5.0%
Louisiana share of Kiori's total US births 5.0%

5 of 100 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiori?
Since 2016, Social Security records show 100 babies named Kiori. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #27,125 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,258 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 34 births.
Where does Kiori sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiori ranks #27,125 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,258 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 Kiori most popular?
Kiori was most popular in the 2020s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Kiori most popular?
The top states for the name Kiori are Louisiana (5 births).
Is Kiori a unisex name?
Yes, Kiori is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 100 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Kiori been used?
Records for Kiori go back to 2016, giving 10 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kiori?
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 Kiori's data

  • Louisiana records the most Kioris (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kiori: 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, 2016–2025 (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 Kiori 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.