Unisex name · since 1971
Kiann
15 babies named Kiann in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 15
- total births
- 1971–2006
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
15 girls have been named Kiann since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiann has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. 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 2006.
- 15 total births
- 1971–2006 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kiann's 15 recorded births place it above 30% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kiann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kiann's full recorded timeline at 1985, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births.
Kiann popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2006
- Peak year (1971)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2006.
15 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 5 births in a single year.
Kiann popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 2017 (Kiann as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Kiann accounts for 50% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kiann by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kiann's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kiann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).
Kiann decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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- Kiann's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1971–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kiann: Baby Name Since 1971 - 15 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiann. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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