Unisex name · since 1988
Kiante
Kiante has 471 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,176 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 471
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kiante is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 471 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Kiante recorded 471 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1988 to 2024.
- #8,176 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 471 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiante ranks #8,176 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 471 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,176 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 471
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kiante's 471 recorded births place it above 82.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kiante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kiante's full recorded timeline at 2004, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kiante popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024
- Peak year (1994)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kiante popularity over time - girls
182 total births recorded since 1980 (Kiante as girls' name)
Kiante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (276 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Kiante's strongest decade.
276 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kiante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
276 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 276 births (59% of all-time use).
Kiante by state
Where Kiante concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.1% |
15 of 471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kiante's data
- Kiante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (276 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kiantes (15 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 Kiante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1988–2024 (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 Kiante 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.