Unisex name · since 1989
Kiari
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 1,032 babies named Kiari, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,886 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,032
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kiari is the #1886 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,032 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Kiari recorded 1,032 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #1886 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #7,353 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,886 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,032 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiari ranks #7,353 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,886 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,032 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,886 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,032
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kiari's 1,032 recorded births place it above 89.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kiari compares
1,032 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Kiari's all-time total is 174% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiari | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,032 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kiari splits its recorded history at 2008: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 104 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kiari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kiari popularity over time - boys
262 total births recorded since 1989 (Kiari as boys' name)
Kiari by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (531 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Kiari's strongest decade.
531 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kiari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s 186
2000s
186 births
- 2010s
2010s
248 births
- 2020s
2020s
531 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 531 births (51% of all-time use).
How Kiari 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 Kiari's total volume
Kiari by state
Where Kiari concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 53 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 49 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 37 | 3.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 37 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 20 | 1.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #7 | California | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 14 | 1.4% |
53 of 1,032 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Kiari appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Kiaris (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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 Kiari 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.