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Kiki

/ˈkiki/ · 98% girls · 13 born in 2025

Kiki has been given to about 1,137 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1975, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkiki/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,046
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kiki per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1975 · 42
  • Born in 202513
  • All time1,137
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Kiki?

Its best year was 1975, when 42 babies were given the name, ranking 2078th. The typical living American called Kiki is about 44 years old today.

Names that sound like Kiki

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Niki0.81
  2. Vicki0.78
  3. Nikki0.78
  4. Rikki0.78
  5. Ricki0.78
  6. Vikki0.78
  7. Nicki0.78
  8. Kaci0.63

Middle names for Kiki

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kiki Catherine0.84
  2. Kiki Josephine0.84
  3. Kiki Rose0.83
  4. Kiki Marie0.83
  5. Kiki Grace0.83
  6. Kiki Jane0.83

Sibling names for Kiki

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.79
  2. Georginasister · 0.79
  3. Dereckbrother · 0.77
  4. Larasister · 0.76
  5. Aureliobrother · 0.76
  6. Jolenesister · 0.75

Where Kiki is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kiki Reyes0.78
    2. Kiki Nguyen0.78
    3. Kiki Moore0.78
    4. Kiki Lee0.78
    5. Kiki Hall0.78
    6. Kiki Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kiki

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.