Kikuye

kih-KOOY /kɪˈkuːj/
girl 2 syllables fading

Kikuye is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Kikuye is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1931. Kikuye was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1922 (13 births).

About the name Kikuye

Pronunciationkih-KOOY /kɪˈkuːj/
13peak births 1922
1916first in SSA data

Names similar to Kikuye

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How popular is Kikuye?

Girls named Kikuye
19161920192519301931
Girls named Kikuye per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1931 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1931) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Kikuye total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19315—#4,677
19285—#5,081
19258—#3,862
19247—#4,219
192310—#3,242
192213—#2,682
19219—#3,546
19209—#3,470
191911—#2,903
19186—#4,563
19176—#4,352
19166—#4,149
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