Girl name · Greek
Kiki
“new beginning; double life”
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Common nicknames
Short-forms and diminutives parents often use for Kiki.
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About the name
Kiki is a diminutive several times over rather than a name with one root. In Greek it shortens Kyriaki, of the Lord; in Spanish it does the same work for Enrique; in Japanese kiki can be written as a double life or as a new beginning, which is the reading the Studio Ghibli film leans on.
Kiki de Montparnasse, the model and singer who sat for Man Ray, made it a byword for bohemian Paris in the 1920s. It has never ranked in the US as a formal given name and is almost always a nickname that stuck.
It is already the short form of something. Two syllables want two or three (Kiki Josephine, Kiki Delphine). On our vibe map it is Whimsical at close to full strength.
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All Greek names →Kiki — common questions
Is Kiki a boy or girl name?
Kiki is traditionally a girl name of Greek origin.
What does the name Kiki mean?
Kiki means “new beginning; double life” of Greek origin. Kiki is a diminutive several times over rather than a name with one root. In Greek it shortens Kyriaki, of the Lord; in Spanish it does the same work for Enrique; in Japanese kiki can be written as a double life or as a new beginning, which is the reading the Studio Ghibli film leans on.
Where does the name Kiki come from?
Kiki is Greek in origin. Kiki de Montparnasse, the model and singer who sat for Man Ray, made it a byword for bohemian Paris in the 1920s. It has never ranked in the US as a formal given name and is almost always a nickname that stuck.
What are common nicknames for Kiki?
Kiks — the short-forms parents most often use for Kiki.
How popular is Kiki?
Kiki did not make the top 1,000 girls' names in US Social Security Administration data for 2025, which makes it genuinely rare in the US.
Bring the name into the room
A couple of nice things named Kiki you might want for the nursery.