Girls' name · since 1987
Kieara
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 771 babies named Kieara, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,967 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,517 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 771
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kieara is the #15517 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 771 recorded since 1987.
Kieara has 771 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15517 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #8,967 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,517 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 771 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kieara ranks #8,967 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,517 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 771 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,967 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,517 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 771
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kieara's 771 recorded births place it above 87.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Kieara compares
771 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Kieara's all-time total is 105% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kieara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 771 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kieara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kieara's full recorded timeline at 2001, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kieara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kieara by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (341 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Kieara's strongest decade.
341 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kieara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
341 births
- 2000s
2000s
309 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 341 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kieara 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 Kieara's total volume
Kieara by state
Where Kieara concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 13 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
13 of 771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Kieara appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kieara's data
- Kieara's decade-level peak was the 1990s (341 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Kiearas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kieara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Kieara 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.