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Kiki

Girl

Meaning of Kiki: French: 'diminutive of names like Catherine'

Kiki is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7639th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7639

13 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,137

First recorded 1920 · peak 1975

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 24 babies1982: 16 babies1983: 24 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 24 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 25 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 13 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 9 babies2013: 12 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 6 babies2016: 14 babies2017: 13 babies2018: 10 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 18 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 13 babies2024: 13 babies2025: 13 babies
US babies named Kiki per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 25.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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