Boys' name · since 2004
Kyo
201 babies named Kyo in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,229 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 201
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kyo is the #10229 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 201 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Kyo recorded 201 times among boys since 2004, holding rank #10229 nationally today, ahead of 27% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #12,924 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,229 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 201 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyo ranks #12,924 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,229 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 201 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,229 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 201
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyo's 201 recorded births place it above 71.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kyo compares
201 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kyo's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 201 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kyo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kyo splits its recorded history at 2015: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kyo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kyo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (86 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Kyo's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kyo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 86 births (43% of all-time use).
Kyo by state
Where Kyo concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 201 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kyo's data
- Kyo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kyos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kyo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Kyo 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.