Girls' name · since 1971
Kianna
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 8,747 babies named Kianna, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,505 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,747
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
8,747 babies have been named Kianna since 1971, making it today's #1505 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kianna has been recorded 8,747 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #1505 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. 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 2025.
- #1,827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,505 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,747 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kianna ranks #1,827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,505 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,747 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,505 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,747
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kianna's 8,747 recorded births place it above 97.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kianna compares
8,747 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Kianna's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kianna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,747 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 401 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kianna's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 401, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kianna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 401
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kianna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,267 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Kianna's strongest decade.
3,267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 127
1970s
127 births
- 1980s 435
1980s
435 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,713 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,267 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,416 births
- 2020s 789
2020s
789 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,267 births (37% of all-time use).
How Kianna 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 Kianna's total volume
Kianna by state
Where Kianna concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,230 | 14.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 782 | 8.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 619 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 551 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 269 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 244 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 222 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 173 | 2.0% |
1,230 of 8,747 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Kianna appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kianna's data
- Kianna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,267 total births); usage has since declined to 789 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kiannas (1,230 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 Kianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Kianna 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.