Kiyomi means pure beauty — from the Japanese kiyo (pure/clean) and mi (beauty). The name combines the two most aspirational Japanese concepts into one name. Three syllables of Japanese-purity, maximum-beauty, and the most direct Japanese compound of clean and beautiful.
The two most aspirational Japanese concepts combined.
Three syllables with a gentle, Japanese sound: kee-YO-mee.
Kiyo and Mi are both embedded.
The Japanese heritage gives genuine depth.
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The vibe of Kiyomi
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Origin & history of Kiyomi
Japanese kiyo (pure) + mi (beauty)→Kiyomi
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Japanese roots
Kiyomi comes from the Japanese kiyo (pure) and mi (beauty) — the two most aspirational Japanese concepts combined.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Traditional Japanese compound.
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Today
Kiyomi remains a beloved choice, ranking #2358 in the US. 1,888 babies have been named Kiyomi since 1917.
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How popular is Kiyomi?
2024peak year
Today, Kiyomi is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2358), with only about 119 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 240 babies were given the name (ranked #1043 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Kiyomi has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 1,888 babies have been registered as Kiyomi since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Kiyomi's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — pure-beauty nurturing. People named Kiyomi tend to be gentle, clean, and gifted at being the most Japanese form of pure beauty.
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Most Japanese pure beauty
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Kiyo-Mi compound
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Clean beautiful
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Aspirational gentle
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Dual-concept
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I9
Y7
O6
M4
I9
Sum: 37 → Life path 1
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Personality of Kiyomi
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Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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