Kiyo
Yukihiro Rubio, known professionally as Kiyo is a Filipino rapper and songwriter. He is known for his songs "Ikaw Lang", "Eba" and "Ano Na?".
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Kiyo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yukihiro Rubio, known professionally as Kiyo is a Filipino rapper and songwriter. He is known for his songs "Ikaw Lang", "Eba" and "Ano Na?".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Kiyo
As a girl name
Kiyo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1914, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 13 births, good for #2,590 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Kiyos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 107 Kiyos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kiyo as a boy name dates back to 2020, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Kiyo — #9,821 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Kiyos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kiyo
Kiyo is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 107 births in the dataset. Kiyo's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #2,590. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiyo'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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