Girls' name · since 1977
Khiana
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 379 babies named Khiana, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,388 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
379 babies have been named Khiana since 1977, making it today's #15388 girls' name.
Khiana has 379 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15388 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #13,964 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,388 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 379 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khiana ranks #13,964 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,388 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 379 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,388 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Khiana's 379 recorded births place it above 80.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Khiana compares
379 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Khiana's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khiana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 379 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Khiana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khiana splits its recorded history at 2004: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khiana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Khiana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (140 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Khiana's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Khiana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 140 births (37% of all-time use).
Khiana by state
Where Khiana concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Khiana's data
- Khiana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Khianas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khiana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Khiana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.