Unisex name · since 2000
Kyi
135 babies named Kyi in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,464 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyi is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 135 have been recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyi has been recorded 135 times among boys since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2023.
- #15,464 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 135 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyi ranks #15,464 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,464 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyi's 135 recorded births place it above 65.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kyi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kyi's full recorded timeline at 2016, 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 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kyi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2023
- Peak year (2017)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Kyi popularity over time - girls
33 total births recorded since 2009 (Kyi as girls' name)
Kyi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (80 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Kyi's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kyi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 80 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Kyi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Kyi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
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, 2000–2023 (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 Kyi 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.