Unisex name · since 1974
Kito
Kito has 160 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,329 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 160
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
160 boys have been named Kito since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kito has been recorded 160 times among boys since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2017.
- #14,329 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 160 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kito ranks #14,329 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 160 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,329 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 160
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kito's 160 recorded births place it above 68.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kito's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kito splits its recorded history at 1991: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kito popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2017
- Peak year (1977)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kito popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1974 (Kito as girls' name)
Kito by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (90 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Kito's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kito births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 90 births (56% of all-time use).
Kito by state
Where Kito concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 6.3% |
| #2 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 3.1% |
10 of 160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kito's data
- Kito's decade-level peak was the 1970s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kitos (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kito: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1974–2017 (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 Kito 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.