Kiro
Kiro was a colonial post in the Lado enclave in what is now the Central Equatoria State of South Sudan on the west side of the Bahr al Jebel or White Nile.
- Macedonian
Meaning & Origin of Kiro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kiro was a colonial post in the Lado enclave in what is now the Central Equatoria State of South Sudan on the west side of the Bahr al Jebel or White Nile.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Macedonian
The Story of Kiro
The earliest SSA record of Kiro as a baby boy name dates back to 2013, when 6 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 31 newborns named Kiro — #3,579 in the national rankings. About 70% of every Kiro on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kiro ranks #6,176 for baby boys with 14 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 194 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kiro
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About the name Kiro
Kiro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 194 births in the dataset. Kiro's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #3,579. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiro'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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