US rank #4148 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,404 births

Kiarah — #4148 US girls' name

1,404 babies named Kiarah in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s3162000s5562010s3472020s169
#4148
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kiarah was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

81 babies were named Kiarah in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiarah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,404 babies named Kiarah between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiarah currently holds the #4148 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 81 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiarah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 556 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kiarah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kiarah in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiarah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,404 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kiarah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,404

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

1999

81 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,148

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kiarah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
81
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080100 20242019201420092004199919941989 16

Kiarah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
556 births that decade — 40% of Kiarah's all-time total
1980s161990s3162000s5562010s3472020s169

Kiarah by state

Where Kiarah concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kiarah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
103 7.3%
#2 California
96 6.8%
#3 Florida
52 3.7%
#4 Texas
50 3.6%
#5 New Jersey
16 1.1%
#6 Georgia
5 0.4%
#7 Michigan
5 0.4%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
New York share of Kiarah's total US births 7.3%
Even split

103 of 1,404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Kiarah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiarah?
1,404 babies have been named Kiarah since 1989. It currently ranks #4148 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 81 births.
When was Kiarah most popular?
Kiarah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 556 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Kiarah most popular?
The top states for the name Kiarah are New York (103 births), California (96 births), Florida (52 births).
How long has the name Kiarah been used?
Kiarah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kiarah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiara, Kiana, Kianna, Kia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.