Girls' name · since 1973
Kiona
Kiona has 1,668 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,484 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,668
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,668 babies have been named Kiona since 1973, making it today's #8484 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kiona recorded 1,668 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #8484 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #5,330 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,484 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,668 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiona ranks #5,330 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,484 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,668 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,484 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,668
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kiona's 1,668 recorded births place it above 92.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kiona compares
1,668 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Kiona's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,668 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kiona's full recorded timeline at 1999, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kiona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kiona by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (607 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Kiona's strongest decade.
607 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kiona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 114
1970s
114 births
- 1980s
1980s
276 births
- 1990s
1990s
607 births
- 2000s
2000s
436 births
- 2010s 167
2010s
167 births
- 2020s 68
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 607 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kiona 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 Kiona's total volume
Kiona by state
Where Kiona concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 77 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 23 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #7 | New York | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 11 | 0.7% |
77 of 1,668 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Kiona appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kiona's data
- Kiona's decade-level peak was the 1990s (607 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kionas (77 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Kiona 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.