Kikuyo

kih-KOO-yoh /kɪˈkuːjoʊ/
girl 2 syllables fading

Kikuyo is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Kikuyo is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1923. Kikuyo was first reported in SSA data in 1904 and peaked in 1919 (8 births).

About the name Kikuyo

Pronunciationkih-KOO-yoh /kɪˈkuːjoʊ/
CultureJapanese
8peak births 1919
1904first in SSA data

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How popular is Kikuyo?

Girls named Kikuyo
190419051910191519201923
Girls named Kikuyo per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1904–1923 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1923) 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

Kikuyo total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19235—#5,338
19206—#4,667
19198—#3,634
19157—#3,620
19045—#2,022