Girls' name · since 1912
Kiyoko
923 babies named Kiyoko in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,004 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 923
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
923 babies have been named Kiyoko since 1912, making it today's #12004 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kiyoko recorded 923 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #12004 nationally today, ahead of 31% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #7,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,004 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 923 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiyoko ranks #7,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,004 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 923 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,004 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 923
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Kiyoko's 923 recorded births place it above 89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kiyoko compares
923 Top 34% higher than 66% of 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
Kiyoko's all-time total is 145% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiyoko | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 923 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiyoko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kiyoko's full recorded timeline at 1974, 22% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 78% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kiyoko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Kiyoko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (417 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Kiyoko's strongest decade.
417 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kiyoko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
207 births
- 1920s
1920s
417 births
- 1930s 88
1930s
88 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 57
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 417 births (45% of all-time use).
How Kiyoko compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kiyoko's total volume
Kiyoko by state
Where Kiyoko concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 364 | 39.4% |
| #2 | California | | 244 | 26.4% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
364 of 923 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kiyoko's data
- Kiyoko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (417 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Kiyokos (364 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Kiyoko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Kiyoko 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.