Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kiyomi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,244
- 6 boys · 2,238 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 355 babies
- 2025
- 355
- #765 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +237%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 355 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 765 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 236.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (35). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,394 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.
Kiyomi’s family of names
In English usage, Kiyomi was borrowed from the Japanese form きよみ. In Japanese usage, Kiyomi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 清己. In Japanese usage, Kiyomi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 清美.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 6
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kiyomi
- Kiyomi KatoOlympic wrestlerborn 1948
- Kiyomi WatanabeFilipino-Japanese judokaborn 1996
- Kiyomi AsaiJapanese voice actressborn 1974
- Kiyomi TsujimotoJapanese politicianborn 1960
- Kiyomi SakamotoJapanese volleyball playerborn 1969
Characters named Kiyomi: Kiyomi Takada (Death Note).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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