Girls' name · since 1979
Kiauna
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 435 babies named Kiauna, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 435
- total births
- 1979–2015
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Kiauna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 435 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Kiauna recorded 435 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2015.
- 435 total births
- 1979–2015 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kiauna's 435 recorded births place it above 82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Kiauna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kiauna's full recorded timeline at 1996, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kiauna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2015
- Peak year (2002)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2015.
435 total births across 37 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 30 births in a single year.
Kiauna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kiauna's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kiauna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
187 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 187 births (43% of all-time use).
Kiauna decade highlights
- Peak decade 187 births
- Runner-up 155 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Kiauna by state
Where Kiauna concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
Top 5 states
- Maryland 1.1% of nationwide
- Texas 1.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Maryland accounts for 1.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Kiauna's data
- Kiauna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Kiaunas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kiauna: Baby Name Since 1979 - 435 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiauna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kiauna 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 July 2026.
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