Girls' name · since 1962
Kiana
Kiana has 26,694 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #744 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 26,694
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kiana is the #744 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 26,694 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Kiana recorded 26,694 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #744 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #895 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #744 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 26,694 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiana ranks #895 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #744 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 26,694 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #744 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 26,694
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kiana's 26,694 recorded births place it above 98.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kiana compares
26,694 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Kiana's all-time total is 71x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26,694 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,585 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiana's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 1,585, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 1,585
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Kiana popularity over time - boys
19 total births recorded since 1989 (Kiana as boys' name)
Kiana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10,357 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Kiana's strongest decade.
10,357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kiana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 613
1970s
613 births
- 1980s 1,492
1980s
1,492 births
- 1990s
1990s
10,357 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,568 births
- 2010s 3,453
2010s
3,453 births
- 2020s 2,183
2020s
2,183 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10,357 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kiana 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 Kiana's total volume
Kiana by state
Where Kiana concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,818 | 18.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,921 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,903 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,586 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Hawaii | | 997 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 903 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 813 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Washington | | 770 | 2.9% |
4,818 of 26,694 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Kiana appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kiana's data
- Kiana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (10,357 total births); usage has since declined to 2,183 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kianas (4,818 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Kiana 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.