US rank #12640 Girls' name Peak 1997 87 births

Kienna — #12640 US girls' name

87 babies named Kienna in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s292000s362020s22
#12640
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kienna was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kienna in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kienna

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Kienna between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kienna currently holds the #12640 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kienna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kienna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kienna 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 87 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.

Kienna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

87

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,640

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kienna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 202420232022200920082007200520041999199819971995 5

Kienna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
36 births that decade — 41% of Kienna's all-time total
1990s292000s362020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kienna?
87 babies have been named Kienna since 1995. It currently ranks #12640 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 10 births.
When was Kienna most popular?
Kienna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Kienna been used?
Kienna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kienna?
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.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.