Kiyoshi is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1923 and has since faded.
Kiyoshi is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,618 for boy births in the United States (and #17,853 across all names), given to 9 babies. Kiyoshi was first reported in SSA data in 1910 and peaked in 1923 (66 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,618 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,476 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #16,467 | #7,538 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,682 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,920 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,139 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,623 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,334 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,332 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,162 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,326 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,465 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,563 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,828 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,918 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,038 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,005 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,889 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,429 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,749 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,744 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,580 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,818 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,578 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,780 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,867 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,124 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,773 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | #14,693 | #4,113 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #9,665 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #8,328 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #8,206 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #7,993 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | — | #6,946 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #14,121 | #8,871 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | — | #5,955 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #6,882 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | — | #6,570 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | — | #5,683 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #6,883 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | — | #4,647 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,461 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | — | #5,148 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | — | #5,113 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | — | #3,097 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,777 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | — | #2,565 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #3,048 |
| 1936 | 14 | — | — | #1,931 |
| 1935 | 10 | — | — | #2,464 |
| 1934 | 12 | — | — | #2,187 |
| 1933 | 18 | — | — | #1,681 |
| 1932 | 19 | — | — | #1,689 |
| 1931 | 18 | — | — | #1,745 |
| 1930 | 21 | — | — | #1,629 |
| 1929 | 18 | — | — | #1,833 |
| 1928 | 31 | — | — | #1,312 |
| 1927 | 38 | — | — | #1,170 |
| 1926 | 47 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1925 | 60 | — | — | #863 |
| 1924 | 56 | — | — | #940 |
| 1923 | 66 | — | — | #838 |
| 1922 | 56 | — | — | #934 |
| 1921 | 53 | — | — | #964 |
| 1920 | 53 | — | — | #955 |
| 1919 | 53 | — | — | #923 |
| 1918 | 42 | — | — | #1,049 |
| 1917 | 38 | — | — | #1,087 |
| 1916 | 39 | — | — | #1,035 |
| 1915 | 31 | — | — | #1,173 |
| 1914 | 17 | — | — | #1,529 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,386 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | — | #1,820 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,731 |