Girls' name · peaked in 1996
Kiana name popularity since 1925
26,713 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kiana. Half of them were born in 2000 or earlier, so the typical Kiana is about 26 years old in 2026. Kiana peaked in 1996 as the #190 name for girls, and it ranked #743 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 26,713
- Named Kiana, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #743
- for girls in 2025 (366 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 26,694 girls · 19 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 12.81× its national share
Peak year is the year Kiana made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kiana births per year, 1925–2025
1996 was the biggest year for Kiana both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Kiana became 6.1× more common, from 1 in 6,980 baby girls to 1 in 1,150.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby girls fell by 45%, from 1 in 2,810 to 1 in 5,120.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kiana's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kiana.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kiana in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 28 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 613 | 0 | #1,567 |
| 1980s | 1,492 | 8 | #991 |
| 1990s | 10,357 | 11 | #192 |
| 2000s | 8,568 | 0 | #382 |
| 2010s | 3,453 | 0 | #970 |
| 2020–25 | 2,183 | 0 | #743 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
52.7% of babies named Kiana from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kiana is most popular
The index compares Kiana's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kiana.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 12.81× | 997 |
| Arizona | 1.99× | 644 |
| Washington | 1.85× | 770 |
| California | 1.83× | 4,818 |
| Florida | 1.76× | 1,586 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kiana and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kiana (this page) | 26,694 | 1996 |
| Kianna | 8,747 | 1999 |
| Ciana | 2,604 | 2008 |
| Kyana | 2,183 | 1995 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kiana's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kiana.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kiana (1996).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data