Kygo
Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, known professionally as Kygo, is a Norwegian record producer. He first received international attention with his December 2013 remix of the track "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran and his December 2014 single "Firestone". In late 2015, he reached one billion streams on Spotify faster than any other artist, and by June 2016, he had reached two billion streams.
Meaning & Origin of Kygo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, known professionally as Kygo, is a Norwegian record producer. He first received international attention with his December 2013 remix of the track "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran and his December 2014 single "Firestone". In late 2015, he reached one billion streams on Spotify faster than any other artist, and by June 2016, he had reached two billion streams.
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The Story of Kygo
Kygo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2020, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 7 Kygos were born — ranking #9,821 that year. As of 2026, Kygo ranks #9,821 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Kygos 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 Kygo
Kygo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2020 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Kygo's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #9,821. Use the chart and map above to compare Kygo'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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