Girls' name · since 1956
Kia
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 7,613 babies named Kia, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,454 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,613
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kia is the #8454 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,613 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kia has been recorded 7,613 times among girls since 1956, currently ranked #8454 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #1,961 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,454 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,613 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kia ranks #1,961 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,454 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,613 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,454 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,613
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kia's 7,613 recorded births place it above 97.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Kia compares
7,613 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Kia's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,613 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 344 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kia's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 344, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 344
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Kia popularity over time - boys
196 total births recorded since 1975 (Kia as boys' name)
Kia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,294 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Kia's strongest decade.
2,294 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 329
1960s
329 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,770 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,254 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,294 births
- 2000s 660
2000s
660 births
- 2010s 209
2010s
209 births
- 2020s 72
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,294 births (30% of all-time use).
How Kia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kia's total volume
Kia by state
Where Kia concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 638 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 560 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 453 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 364 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 354 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 290 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 260 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 258 | 3.4% |
638 of 7,613 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Kia appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kia's data
- Kia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,294 total births); usage has since declined to 72 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kias (638 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Kia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Kia 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.