Girls' name · since 1989
Kiarah
Kiarah has 1,448 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,552 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,448
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kiarah is the #3552 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,448 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Kiarah recorded 1,448 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #3552 nationally today, ahead of 79% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #5,832 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,552 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,448 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiarah ranks #5,832 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,552 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,448 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,552 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,448
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiarah's 1,448 recorded births place it above 91.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kiarah compares
1,448 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Kiarah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiarah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,448 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiarah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 13 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 81, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiarah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kiarah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (556 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Kiarah's strongest decade.
556 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kiarah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
316 births
- 2000s
2000s
556 births
- 2010s
2010s
348 births
- 2020s 212
2020s
212 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 556 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kiarah 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 Kiarah's total volume
Kiarah by state
Where Kiarah concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 103 | 7.1% |
| #2 | California | | 96 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 57 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 50 | 3.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
103 of 1,448 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Kiarah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kiarah's data
- Kiarah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (556 total births) through the 2020s (212) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kiarahs (103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kiarah
Nearby Names Like Kiarah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kiarah
Compare Kiarah side by side: Kiarah vs Kiara Kiarah vs Kiana Kiarah vs Kianna
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kiarah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiarah: 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 (~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, 1989–2025 (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 Kiarah 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.