Names / Girl names
Kiki
Current rank
#8,116
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,078
in 1975
First recorded
1920
in U.S. data
Children named
1,100
since 1920
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,078 in 1975 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Brisk, bright, and easy to call. One of those names dogs seem to learn quickly. It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1920. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 1,100 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.