US rank #7072 Boys' name Peak 2020 194 births

Kyo — #7072 US boys' name

194 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.

2000s432010s862020s65
#7072
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 50% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kyo was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kyo in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyo

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Kyo between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kyo currently holds the #7072 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kyo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kyo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyo 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 194 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.

Kyo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

194

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2020

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,072

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kyo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
16
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 20242021201820152012200920062004 5

Kyo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
86 births that decade — 44% of Kyo's all-time total
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Kyo by state

Where Kyo concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kyo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Kyo's total US births 2.6%

5 of 194 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyo?
194 babies have been named Kyo since 2004. It currently ranks #7072 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 16 births.
When was Kyo most popular?
Kyo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Kyo most popular?
The top states for the name Kyo are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kyo been used?
Kyo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kyo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyon, Kyonte, Kyohei, Kyosuke, and 1 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, 2004–2024 (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.