Girls' name · peaked in 1999
Kiara name popularity since 1925
57,289 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kiara. Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Kiara is about 23 years old in 2026. Kiara peaked in 1999 as the #78 name for girls, and it ranked #229 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 57,289
- Named Kiara, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #229
- for girls in 2025 (1,335 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 57,068 girls · 221 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 2.04× its national share
Peak year is the year Kiara 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.
Kiara births per year, 1925–2025
1999 was the biggest year for Kiara both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1987 and 1992, Kiara became 12× more common, from 1 in 13,600 baby girls to 1 in 1,180.
- Steepest fall: Between 1999 and 2004, its share of baby girls fell by 56%, from 1 in 441 to 1 in 1,000.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kiara's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kiara.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kiara 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 | 12 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 170 | 0 | #3,446 |
| 1980s | 3,480 | 119 | #1,336 |
| 1990s | 17,821 | 76 | #204 |
| 2000s | 18,913 | 26 | #159 |
| 2010s | 9,471 | 0 | #398 |
| 2020–25 | 7,201 | 0 | #229 |
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
50.4% of babies named Kiara from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kiara is most popular
The index compares Kiara'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 Kiara.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.04× | 4,154 |
| Nevada | 2.00× | 403 |
| New Jersey | 1.47× | 2,287 |
| Arizona | 1.46× | 1,067 |
| New Mexico | 1.28× | 398 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kiara 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kiara (this page) | 57,068 | 1999 |
| Ciara | 34,876 | 2005 |
| Kiarra | 3,832 | 1999 |
| Kyara | 3,507 | 1999 |
| Kiarah | 1,448 | 1999 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kiara's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kiara.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kiara (1999).
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