Girls' name · since 1989
Kiaira
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 508 babies named Kiaira, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 508
- total births
- 1989–2020
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
508 girls have been named Kiaira since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kiaira has 508 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2020.
- 508 total births
- 1989–2020 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kiaira's 508 recorded births place it above 84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kiaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kiaira's full recorded timeline at 2000, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kiaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2020
- Peak year (1999)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2020.
508 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1999 with 42 births in a single year.
Kiaira by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kiaira's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kiaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
282 births
- 2000s
2000s
173 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 282 births (56% of all-time use).
Kiaira decade highlights
- Peak decade 282 births
- Runner-up 173 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kiaira 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 Kiaira's total volume
Kiaira vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Kiaira by state
Where Kiaira concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 16 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.0% |
17 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 3.3% of nationwide
- Michigan 3.1% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 3.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Kiaira's data
- Kiaira's decade-level peak was the 1990s (282 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kiairas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1989–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kiaira: Baby Name Since 1989 - 508 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiaira. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kiaira 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 July 2026.
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