Girls' name · since 1940
Kyoko
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 234 babies named Kyoko, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,236 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 1940
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kyoko sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 234 recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Kyoko recorded 234 times among girls since 1940, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2024.
- #18,236 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 234 born since 1940
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyoko ranks #18,236 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 234 born since 1940, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,236 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 1940
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kyoko's 234 recorded births place it above 74.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kyoko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kyoko splits its recorded history at 1991: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kyoko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2024
- Peak year (2001)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Kyoko by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (51 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Kyoko's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Kyoko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 51 births (22% of all-time use).
Kyoko by state
Where Kyoko concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 4.7% |
11 of 234 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kyoko's data
- Kyoko's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kyokos (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kyoko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~84 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, 1940–2024 (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 Kyoko 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.