Kunio
Kunio is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kunio Busujima , Japanese businessman Kunio Egashira , Japanese businessman Kunio Hamada , Japanese judge Kunio Hatoyama , Japanese politician Kunio Hiramatsu , Japanese mayor Kunio Ishii , Japanese Go player Kunio Iwahashi , Japanese field hockey player Kunio Katō , Japanese animator Kunio Kishida , Japanese dramatist…
Meaning & Origin of Kunio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kunio is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kunio Busujima , Japanese businessman Kunio Egashira , Japanese businessman Kunio Hamada , Japanese judge Kunio Hatoyama , Japanese politician Kunio Hiramatsu , Japanese mayor Kunio Ishii , Japanese Go player Kunio Iwahashi , Japanese field hockey player Kunio Katō , Japanese animator Kunio Kishida , Japanese dramatist…
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The Story of Kunio
Kunio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 10 Kunios were born — ranking #2,822 that year. As of 2026, Kunio ranks #3,459 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 91 Kunios 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 Kunio
Kunio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 91 births in the dataset. Kunio's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,822. Use the chart and map above to compare Kunio'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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