Is Kiyoko a boy or girl name?

Kiyoko is a girl’s name. Of the 923 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kiyoko

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Kiyoko was most popular in 1921, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,826 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 923 people named Kiyoko.

Kiyoko over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kiyoko’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kiyoko a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kiyoko is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 923 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kiyoko

Where Kiyoko is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org