Girls' name · since 1994
Kiannah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 375 babies named Kiannah, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,683 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 375
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiannah currently ranks #7683 among girls' names in America, with 375 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Kiannah recorded 375 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #7683 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #14,061 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,683 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 375 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiannah ranks #14,061 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,683 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 375 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,683 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 375
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiannah's 375 recorded births place it above 80.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kiannah compares
375 49th percentile among 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
Kiannah's all-time total is -0% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiannah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 375 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiannah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiannah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kiannah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (132 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Kiannah's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kiannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 132 births (35% of all-time use).
Kiannah by state
Where Kiannah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 3.2% |
18 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kiannah's data
- Kiannah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kiannahs (18 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kiannah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Kiannah 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.