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Kiyoko

From Japanese 清 meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 聖 meaning "holy" and 子 meaning "child".

Usage languagesJapanese
US rank (2025)#11,932

Meaning and history

Kiyoko is a Japanese name formed from 清 (kiyo) meaning “clear, pure, clean” or 聖 (kiyo) meaning “holy,” combined with 子 (ko) meaning “child,” though it can also be written with other kanji combinations.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 6 births, rank #15,491
2008: 6 births, rank #15,405
2009: 7 births, rank #13,704
2010: 6 births, rank #14,959
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 13 births, rank #8,580
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: 11 births, rank #9,481
20162016: 12 births, rank #8,875
2017: 7 births, rank #12,713
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: 8 births, rank #11,356
2020: 7 births, rank #12,142
20212021: 10 births, rank #9,562
2022: 9 births, rank #10,383
2023: 10 births, rank #9,616
2024: 10 births, rank #9,556
20252025: 7 births, rank #11,932

Kiyoko rose from #998 to #979 for girls between 1920 and 1921. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 58.