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Unisex name

Kiyo

81% girls, 19% boys · 8 born in 2025

Kiyo has been given to about 132 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 42
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kiyo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 13
  • Born in 20258
  • All time132

How popular is Kiyo?

Its best year was 1920, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 2667th. The typical living American called Kiyo is about 5 years old today.

Names that sound like Kiyo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kairo0.59
  2. Kiya0.59
  3. Kim0.54
  4. Cairo0.55
  5. Kip0.54
  6. Kia0.54
  7. Kit0.54
  8. Keyon0.53

Middle names for Kiyo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kiyo Belle0.83
  2. Kiyo Noelle0.80
  3. Kiyo Catherine0.80
  4. Kiyo Frances0.80
  5. Kiyo Hazel0.80
  6. Kiyo Violet0.79

Sibling names for Kiyo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleither · 0.63
  2. Ambrosebrother · 0.61
  3. Winonasister · 0.59
  4. Cleoeither · 0.58
  5. Ilasister · 0.57
  6. Luellasister · 0.57

Where Kiyo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kiyo Wilson0.75
    2. Kiyo Williams0.75
    3. Kiyo Walker0.75
    4. Kiyo Turner0.75
    5. Kiyo Taylor0.75
    6. Kiyo Sanchez0.75

    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 Kiyo

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

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