Girls' name · since 1990

Kierah

Kierah has 394 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

394
total births
1990–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade

394 girls have been named Kierah since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kierah has 394 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2019.

  • 394 total births
  • 1990–2019 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 46% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kierah's 394 recorded births place it above 81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Kierah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kierah's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kierah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2005)
24
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
0510152025 19901994199820022006201020142019 5

Kierah by decade

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

2000s was Kierah's strongest decade.

183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Kierah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 183 births (46% of all-time use).

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

Kierah by state

Where Kierah concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kierah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Kierah's total US births 1.3%

5 of 394 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kierah?
Since 1990, Social Security records show 394 babies named Kierah. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2005, with 24 births.
When was Kierah most popular?
Kierah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 183 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Kierah most popular?
The top states for the name Kierah are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kierah been used?
The SSA has tracked Kierah since 1990 -- 30 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Kierah?
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 Kierah's data

  • Kierah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (183 total births) through the 2010s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Kierahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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.

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, 1990–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Kierah: Baby Name Since 1990 - 394 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kierah. 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 Kierah 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.