Girls' name · since 1968
Kiara
Kiara has 57,068 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #229 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 57,068
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiara currently ranks #229 among girls' names in America, with 57,068 babies recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Kiara recorded 57,068 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #229 nationally today, ahead of 99% 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 1968 to 2025.
- #538 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #229 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 57,068 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiara ranks #538 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #229 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 57,068 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #229 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 57,068
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiara's 57,068 recorded births place it above 99.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kiara compares
57,068 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Kiara's all-time total is 152x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57,068 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,024 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kiara's full recorded timeline at 1997, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 4,024 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kiara popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 4,024
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Kiara popularity over time - boys
221 total births recorded since 1988 (Kiara as boys' name)
Kiara by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (18,913 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Kiara's strongest decade.
18,913 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kiara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 170
1970s
170 births
- 1980s 3,480
1980s
3,480 births
- 1990s
1990s
17,821 births
- 2000s
2000s
18,913 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,471 births
- 2020s 7,201
2020s
7,201 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18,913 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kiara 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 Kiara's total volume
Kiara by state
Where Kiara concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,798 | 11.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 5,427 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 4,597 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 4,149 | 7.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,500 | 4.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 2,287 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 1,981 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,950 | 3.4% |
6,798 of 57,068 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kiara appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kiara's data
- Kiara's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (18,913 total births) through the 2020s (7,201) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kiaras (6,798 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Kiara
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Kiara 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.