Girls' name · since 1972
Kianga
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Kianga, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 37
- total births
- 1972–1979
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
37 girls have been named Kianga since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kianga has 37 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1979.
- 37 total births
- 1972–1979 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kianga's 37 recorded births place it above 47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kianga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kianga's full recorded timeline at 1976, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kianga popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1979
- Peak year (1978)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Kianga by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kianga's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kianga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 37 births (100% of all-time use).
Kianga by state
Where Kianga concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 13.5% |
5 of 37 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kianga's data
- California records the most Kiangas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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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, 1972–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kianga: Baby Name Since 1972 - 37 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kianga. 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 Kianga 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.