Recorded 2000–2023 Unisex name Peak 2017 135 births

Kyi — boys' name

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.

2000s212010s802020s34
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Kyi was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kyi in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyi

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Kyi between 2000 and 2023, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kyi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Kyi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 33 additional births since 2009.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kyi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyi 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 135 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.

Kyi at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

135

Since 2000

24 years of records

Peak year

2017

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2000

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kyi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2000

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
17
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 202320212019201720152011200720012000 5

Kyi popularity over time — girls

33 total births recorded since 2009 (Kyi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 33 births
4.555.566.577.5 201820142013201220112009 5

Kyi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
80 births that decade — 59% of Kyi's all-time total
2000s212010s802020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyi?
135 babies have been named Kyi since 2000. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2017 with 17 births.
When was Kyi most popular?
Kyi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Is Kyi a unisex name?
Yes, Kyi is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 135 births, and as a girl's name it has 33 births.
How long has the name Kyi been used?
Kyi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 24 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kyi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyion, Kyier, Kyian, Kyire, 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, 2000–2023 (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.