US rank #15496 Girls' name Peak 2001 234 births

Kyoko — #15496 US girls' name

234 babies named Kyoko in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61960s111970s411980s511990s372000s372010s332020s18
#15496
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Kyoko was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kyoko in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyoko

The Social Security Administration has registered 234 babies named Kyoko between 1940 and 2024, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyoko currently holds the #15496 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyoko performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kyoko shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kyoko in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyoko 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 234 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.

Kyoko at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

234

Since 1940

85 years of records

Peak year

2001

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#15,496

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1940

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kyoko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1940

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
12
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
468101214 20242012200519941988198219741940 6

Kyoko by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
51 births that decade — 22% of Kyoko's all-time total
1940s61960s111970s411980s511990s372000s372010s332020s18

Kyoko by state

Where Kyoko concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kyoko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 4.7%
California share of Kyoko's total US births 4.7%

11 of 234 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyoko?
234 babies have been named Kyoko since 1940. It currently ranks #15496 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 12 births.
When was Kyoko most popular?
Kyoko was most popular in the 1980s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Kyoko most popular?
The top states for the name Kyoko are California (11 births).
How long has the name Kyoko been used?
Kyoko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 85 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kyoko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyomi, Kyonna, Kyona, Kyong, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1940–2024 (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.