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Kiyomi is a feminine name in current use in the United States: it ranked #765 for girls in the United States in 2025. English Wikipedia gives Kiyomi as the Japanese feminine name 清美, from kiyo "pure, clean" (or "holy, sacred") and mi "beautiful". The full derivation, and how far the sources will carry it, is set out below.
Meaning and etymology
Wiktionary records the English Kiyomi as a borrowing of Japanese きよみ (Kiyomi). English Wikipedia's article on the given name gives the common written form 清美 and analyses it as either 聖 (kiyo) "holy, sacred" or 清 (kiyo) "pure, clean", plus 美 (mi) "beautiful". Like most Japanese names written in kana, Kiyomi can be spelled with other kanji that carry other meanings, so this is the usual reading rather than the only one.
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Linguistic roots
| Language | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 清 / 聖 (kiyo) | pure, clean; holy, sacred |
| Japanese | 美 (mi) | beautiful |
Competing or overlapping origins
- Japanese names written in kana admit several kanji spellings; English Wikipedia lists 清美 as the common one but the reading does not fix the characters.
Popularity
Kiyomi ranked #765 for girls in the United States in 2025. The figure comes from the Social Security Administration's national file for that year.
| Region | Year | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | #765 | ssa-2025 |
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Kiyomi mean?
English Wikipedia gives Kiyomi as the Japanese feminine name 清美, from kiyo "pure, clean" (or "holy, sacred") and mi "beautiful".
Is Kiyomi a popular name?
Kiyomi ranked #765 for girls in the United States in 2025. (Social Security Administration data).
Is Kiyomi a boy's or a girl's name?
In the 2025 SSA data Kiyomi appears in the girls' list.
Sources
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — national data, year of birth 2025 — supports popularity, gender usage.
- Wiktionary: Kiyomi — Wiktionary, the free dictionary — supports English Kiyomi as a borrowing of Japanese きよみ.
- English Wikipedia: Kiyomi (given name) — supports kanji, element glosses, Japanese usage.
- Behind the Name: Behind the Name search for Kiyomi (no entry) — supports absence of an entry for this spelling.
