Kikue
Kikue is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Okanoue Kikue , Japanese educator Yamakawa Kikue , Japanese activist, writer, socialist, and feminist
Meaning & Origin of Kikue
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kikue is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Okanoue Kikue , Japanese educator Yamakawa Kikue , Japanese activist, writer, socialist, and feminist
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The Story of Kikue
Kikue first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1906, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 25 Kikues were born — ranking #1,666 that year. As of 2026, Kikue ranks #2,749 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 297 Kikues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kikue
Kikue is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 297 births in the dataset. Kikue's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,666. Use the chart and map above to compare Kikue'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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