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Kiko

#7,973 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Diminutive of Francisco

Kiko has been given to 282 babies in the U.S. since 1979. In 2025 it ranked #7,973 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2021, with 22 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 56% boys, 44% girls all-time.

Babies named Kiko, 2025

1 in 332,000

Kiko over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
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Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Kiko over time

In 2025, Kiko went to 55% girls and 45% boys.

19792025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Kiko: meaning, origin, and history

Diminutive of Francisco

Japanese

What Kiko means

Kiko is a diminutive of Francisco.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Kiko → Francisco → Francis. The family’s meaning is “French(man)”, recorded in English with the source elements Franciscus.

Origin, language, and formation

Kiko is used in English, Ingrian, Spanish and Tagalog. Its origins include Japanese.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Francisco, Kikoria, Federico, Francis and Paco.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Ingrian, Kiko is pronounced /ˈkiko/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 157 boys were recorded with the name Kiko between 1979 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 22 in 2021; its best national rank was #2,962 in 1979.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #11,361 in 2020 to #7,973 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #9,199 in 2015 to #7,973 in 2025.

In the United States, 125 girls were recorded with the name Kiko between 2006 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 14 in 2022; its best national rank was #7,841 in 2023.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #11,633 in 2020 to #8,621 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Kiko?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 332,000
10 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 171,000
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#7,973
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
229,791 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Kiko sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 229,791 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Kiko. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Kikos were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Kiko was born before 2018 — so the typical Kiko is around 7 today.

Median birth year
2018
About 7 years old
Biggest decade
2020s
40.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
75.2%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
157
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2020s — 40.8% of all recorded uses (64).

Is Kiko rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+2,475
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
+3,388
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
+1,226
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
1.25×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
45.5%
Peak was 2021 (22)
Years since peak
4
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
64.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#2,962
1979

Spellings of Kiko

Kiko is not the most common spelling — Mike is, with 35.2% against Kiko's 0.03%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Kiko around the world

Where Kiko ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2015–2015
    #4,747
    in 2015
  • France
    2005–2010
    #5,313
    in 2010
  • South Australia
    2013–2013
    #754
    in 2013

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Kiko by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#7,973
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 3,388
Best rank ever
#2,962
1979
Peak year
2021
22 that year
First recorded
1979
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
157
Count in 2025
10

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#8,621
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 3,012
Best rank ever
#7,841
2023
Peak year
2022
14 that year
First recorded
2006
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
125
Count in 2025
12

Names similar to Kiko

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Kiko

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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