Unisex name · since 1971
Kiah
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 3,313 babies named Kiah, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,540 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,313
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
3,313 babies have been named Kiah since 1971, making it today's #3540 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiah has been recorded 3,313 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #3540 nationally and more common than 80% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #3,381 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,540 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,313 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiah ranks #3,381 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,540 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,313 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,540 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,313
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kiah's 3,313 recorded births place it above 95.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kiah compares
3,313 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Kiah's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,313 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 149 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiah's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 149, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 149
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kiah popularity over time - boys
265 total births recorded since 1917 (Kiah as boys' name)
Kiah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,064 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Kiah's strongest decade.
1,064 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 62
1970s
62 births
- 1980s 238
1980s
238 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,064 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,052 births
- 2010s
2010s
624 births
- 2020s 273
2020s
273 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,064 births (32% of all-time use).
How Kiah 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 Kiah's total volume
Kiah by state
Where Kiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 245 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 110 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 98 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 90 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 62 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Washington | | 60 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 47 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 42 | 1.3% |
245 of 3,313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Kiah appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kiah's data
- Kiah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,064 total births); usage has since declined to 273 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kiahs (245 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Kiah 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.