Recorded 1992–2018 Girls' name Peak 1992 10 births

Kiava — girls' name

10 babies named Kiava in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s5

The verdict

10 girls have been named Kiava since 1992, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.

10
total births
1992–2018
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kiava was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kiava in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiava

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Kiava between 1992 and 2018, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiava currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiava performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kiava shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiava 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 10 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.

Kiava at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

10

Since 1992

27 years of records

Peak year

1992

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1992

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2018

Kiava popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1992

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1992)
5
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
5 20181992 5

Kiava by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 50% of Kiava's all-time total
1990s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiava?
10 babies have been named Kiava since 1992. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1992 with 5 births.
When was Kiava most popular?
Kiava was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Kiava been used?
Kiava has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 27 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Kiava?
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.

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, 1992–2018 (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.