Boys' name · since 1917
Kiyoto
70 babies named Kiyoto in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,827 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Kiyoto sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 70 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Kiyoto recorded 70 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1917 to 1928.
- #19,827 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 70 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiyoto ranks #19,827 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,827 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Kiyoto's 70 recorded births place it above 56.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Kiyoto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kiyoto's full recorded timeline at 1923, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kiyoto popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1928
- Peak year (1918)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1928.
70 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1918 with 12 births in a single year.
Kiyoto by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (48 births, 69% of the file).
1920s was Kiyoto's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Kiyoto births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
22 births
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 48 births (69% of all-time use).
Kiyoto decade highlights
- Peak decade 48 births
- Runner-up 22 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Kiyoto by state
Where Kiyoto concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 21 | 30.0% |
21 of 70 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Hawaii 30.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Hawaii accounts for 30.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- Hawaii records the most Kiyotos (21 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kiyoto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1917–1928 (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 Kiyoto 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.
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