Boys' name · since 1917
Kunio
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 91 babies named Kunio, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,031 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
91 boys have been named Kunio since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kunio has 91 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1940.
- #18,031 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 91 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kunio ranks #18,031 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,031 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Kunio's 91 recorded births place it above 60.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Kunio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kunio's full recorded timeline at 1923, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kunio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1940
- Peak year (1924)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Kunio by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (61 births, 67% of the file).
1920s was Kunio's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kunio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
61 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 61 births (67% of all-time use).
Kunio by state
Where Kunio concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 29 | 31.9% |
29 of 91 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kunio's data
- Kunio's decade-level peak was the 1920s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Kunios (29 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 Kunio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1917–1940 (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 Kunio 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.