Kiku
Kiku is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Kiku
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kiku is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Kiku
Kiku first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 7 Kikus were born — ranking #3,434 that year. As of 2026, Kiku ranks #3,434 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7 Kikus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kiku
Kiku is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 7 births in the dataset. Kiku's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #3,434. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiku'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.