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Kimiko

Girl

Meaning of Kimiko: Japanese: 'beautiful child'

Kimiko is a girl's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6602nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6602

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,843

First recorded 1909 · peak 1981

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 80 babies1982: 30 babies1983: 22 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 46 babies1988: 35 babies1989: 33 babies1990: 38 babies19901991: 34 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 26 babies1994: 21 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 22 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 20 babies2005: 24 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 23 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 14 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 14 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 15 babies2016: 21 babies2017: 14 babies2018: 14 babies2019: 12 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 28 babies2022: 19 babies2023: 35 babies2024: 30 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Kimiko per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 80.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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