Recorded 1977–1992 Girls' name Peak 1978 26 births

Kieva — girls' name

26 babies named Kieva in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s51990s5

The verdict

26 girls have been named Kieva since 1977, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1992.

26
total births
1977–1992
years on record
1970s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Kieva was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kieva in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kieva

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Kieva between 1977 and 1992, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kieva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kieva performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kieva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kieva 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 26 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.

Kieva at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

26

Since 1977

16 years of records

Peak year

1978

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1977

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1992

Kieva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1977

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1978)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Kieva by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
16 births that decade — 62% of Kieva's all-time total
1970s161980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kieva?
26 babies have been named Kieva since 1977. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1978 with 6 births.
When was Kieva most popular?
Kieva was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Kieva been used?
Kieva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 16 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Kieva?
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.

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, 1977–1992 (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.