Kiki
Kiki is a female given name, a unisex nickname and a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Kiki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kiki is a female given name, a unisex nickname and a surname.
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The Story of Kiki
Kiki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1920, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 42 Kikis were born — ranking #2,060 that year. As of 2026, Kiki ranks #8,150 for baby girls with 12 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 1K Kikis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kiki
Kiki is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kiki's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #2,060. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiki'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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