Kiri
Kiri is a given name appearing in various cultures.
- Māori
Meaning & Origin of Kiri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kiri is a given name appearing in various cultures.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Māori
The Story of Kiri
Kiri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1963, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1984: 60 births, good for #1,788 nationwide. About 31% of every Kiri on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kiri ranks #7,485 for baby girls with 14 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 997 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kiri
Kiri is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 997 births in the dataset. Kiri's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #1,788. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiri'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.