Recorded 1917–1940 Boys' name Peak 1924 91 births

Kunio — boys' name

91 babies named Kunio in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s611930s71940s5
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Kunio was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kunio in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kunio

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Kunio between 1917 and 1940, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kunio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kunio performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kunio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kunio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kunio 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 91 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.

Kunio at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

91

Since 1917

24 years of records

Peak year

1924

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1917

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1940

Kunio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1917

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1924)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 1940192919251923192119191917 6

Kunio by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
61 births that decade — 67% of Kunio's all-time total
1910s181920s611930s71940s5

Kunio by state

Where Kunio concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kunio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
29 31.9%
Hawaii share of Kunio's total US births 31.9%

29 of 91 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kunio?
91 babies have been named Kunio since 1917. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1924 with 10 births.
When was Kunio most popular?
Kunio was most popular in the 1920s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Kunio most popular?
The top states for the name Kunio are Hawaii (29 births).
How long has the name Kunio been used?
Kunio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 24 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Kunio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kunal, Kunta, Kunga, Kunaal, 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, 1917–1940 (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.