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.
- #13,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 394
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak 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.
- #13,636 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 394 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kierah ranks #13,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 394 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 394
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kierah's 394 recorded births place it above 81.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2005)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kierah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (183 births, 46% of the file).
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.
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
183 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 183 births (46% of all-time use).
Kierah by state
Where Kierah concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 394 births nationwide.
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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
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 Kierah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1990–2019 (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 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 August 2026.