Recorded 1989–2020 Girls' name Peak 1999 508 births

Kiaira — girls' name

508 babies named Kiaira in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s311990s2822000s1732010s172020s5

The verdict

508 girls have been named Kiaira since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2020.

508
total births
1989–2020
years on record
1990s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Kiaira was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

42 babies were named Kiaira in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiaira

The Social Security Administration has registered 508 babies named Kiaira between 1989 and 2020, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiaira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiaira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 282 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kiaira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Kiaira in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiaira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 508 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kiaira at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

508

Since 1989

32 years of records

Peak year

1999

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1989

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2020

Kiaira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1989

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1999)
42
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
01020304050 202020082005200219991996199319901989 31

Kiaira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
282 births that decade — 56% of Kiaira's all-time total
1980s311990s2822000s1732010s172020s5

Kiaira by state

Where Kiaira concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kiaira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 3.3%
#2 Michigan
16 3.1%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 1.0%
California share of Kiaira's total US births 3.3%
Even split

17 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiaira?
508 babies have been named Kiaira since 1989. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1999 with 42 births.
When was Kiaira most popular?
Kiaira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 282 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Kiaira most popular?
The top states for the name Kiaira are California (17 births), Michigan (16 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Kiaira been used?
Kiaira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 32 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Kiaira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiara, Kiana, Kianna, Kia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.