Girls' name · since 1981
Kiarra
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 3,832 babies named Kiarra, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,396 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,832
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiarra currently ranks #6396 among girls' names in America, with 3,832 babies recorded since 1981.
Kiarra has 3,832 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6396 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #3,072 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,396 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,832 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiarra ranks #3,072 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,396 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,832 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,396 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,832
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiarra's 3,832 recorded births place it above 95.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kiarra compares
3,832 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Kiarra's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiarra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,832 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 291 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiarra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiarra's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 291, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiarra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 291
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Kiarra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,675 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Kiarra's strongest decade.
1,675 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kiarra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 250
1980s
250 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,361 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,675 births
- 2010s 427
2010s
427 births
- 2020s 119
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,675 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kiarra 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 Kiarra's total volume
Kiarra by state
Where Kiarra concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 250 | 6.5% |
| #2 | California | | 248 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 190 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 189 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 176 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 135 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 117 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 110 | 2.9% |
250 of 3,832 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Kiarra appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kiarra's data
- Kiarra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,675 total births); usage has since declined to 119 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kiarras (250 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiarra: 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 (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Kiarra 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.