Girls' name · since 1978

Kiea

10 babies named Kiea in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

10
total births
1978–1980
years on record
1970s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade

Kiea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1978.

Kiea has 10 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1980.

  • 10 total births
  • 1978–1980 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 50% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Kiea's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kiea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kiea's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded.

Kiea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1980

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1978)
5
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
5 19781980 5

Kiea by decade

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

1970s was Kiea's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Kiea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiea?
Kiea has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1980. 5 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
When was Kiea most popular?
Kiea was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Kiea been used?
Kiea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 3 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Kiea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiera, Kierra, Kiersten, Kierstin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kiea's data

  • Kiea's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • 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.

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, 1978–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kiea: Baby Name Since 1978 - 10 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiea. 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 Kiea 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.