Kayo
The Story of Kayo
Kayo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1926, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 20 Kayos were born — ranking #4,748 that year. As of 2026, Kayo ranks #5,929 for baby boys with 15 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). In total, more than 298 Kayos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Kayo
Kayo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 298 births in the dataset. Kayo's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #3,668. Use the chart and map above to compare Kayo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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