Recorded 1917–1928 Boys' name Peak 1918 70 births

Kiyoto — boys' name

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.

1910s221920s48
1920s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Kiyoto was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kiyoto in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiyoto

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Kiyoto between 1917 and 1928, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kiyoto currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiyoto performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kiyoto shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kiyoto in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiyoto 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 70 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.

Kiyoto at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

70

Since 1917

12 years of records

Peak year

1918

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1917

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1928

Kiyoto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1917

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1918)
12
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
468101214 1928192619251924192319211920191919181917 5

Kiyoto by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
48 births that decade — 69% of Kiyoto's all-time total
1910s221920s48

Kiyoto by state

Where Kiyoto concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kiyoto
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
21 30.0%
Hawaii share of Kiyoto's total US births 30.0%

21 of 70 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiyoto?
70 babies have been named Kiyoto since 1917. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1918 with 12 births.
When was Kiyoto most popular?
Kiyoto was most popular in the 1920s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Kiyoto most popular?
The top states for the name Kiyoto are Hawaii (21 births).
How long has the name Kiyoto been used?
Kiyoto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 12 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Kiyoto?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiyan, Kiyoshi, Kiyon, Kiyaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–1928 (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.