Given name & surname
Kiki
“a precious baby; resembling an orchid”
Kiki is a variant of Keiki. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a precious baby; resembling an orchid.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kiki is a variant of Keiki. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a precious baby; resembling an orchid.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kiki is a variant of Keiki. An origin associated with Keiki is Hawaiian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kiki through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,137
- 25 boys · 1,112 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,116 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,116 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 42 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,413 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kiki’s family of names
Kiki has a related form in Keiki. In Greek usage, Kiki as a surname is a transliteration of Κίκη. In Greek usage, Kiki as a surname is a transliteration of Κίκι.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 8
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Kiki
- Kiki BertensDutch tennis playerborn 1991
- Kiki HåkanssonSwedish beauty pageant contestant and first Miss World winner (1929–2024)
- Kiki DimoulaGreek poet (1931-2020)
- Kiki SmithAmerican sculptor and printmaker (born 1954)
- KiKi LayneAmerican actressborn 1991
- Kiki KogelnikAustrian-American artist (1935-1997)
- Kiki MusampaDutch footballerborn 1977
- Kiki OmeiliNigerian actressborn 1986
- Kiki MordiNigerian investigative journalist, media personality, filmmaker, writer and entrepreneurborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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