Girls' name · since 1974

Kionna

Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 1,186 babies named Kionna, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#6,669 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,179 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,186
born since 1974
1990s
peak decade

Kionna currently ranks #11179 among girls' names in America, with 1,186 babies recorded since 1974.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kionna has been recorded 1,186 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #11179 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.

  • #6,669 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #11,179 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,186 born since 1974
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kionna ranks #6,669 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,179 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,186 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.

#6,669 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,179 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,186
born since 1974
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%35.3%
Kionna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kionna's 1,186 recorded births place it above 90.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Kionna compares

1,186 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Kionna's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kionna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,186 376 567,345
Peak-year births 63 21 19,840

Kionna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kionna's full recorded timeline at 1999, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kionna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
63
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
020406080 19741982198919962003201020172025 8

Kionna by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (444 births, 37% of the file).

1990s was Kionna's strongest decade.

444 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Kionna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 444 births (37% of all-time use).

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

How Kionna 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 Kionna's total volume

Kionna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -28, 9.9%-65, 14.2%-29, 25.9%-20, 11.8%-108, 8.7%-70, 7.8%-45, 4.8%-40, 7.3%-31, 7.6%-84, 2.7%-103, 2.3%-34, 10.7%-46, 6.8%-29, 6.3%-113, 8.7%Kionna-52, 5.3%Kionna
Kionna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kionna by state

Where Kionna concentrates geographically, total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kionna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 2.3%
#2 Texas
23 1.9%
#3 Georgia
10 0.8%
#4 Tennessee
10 0.8%
#5 Maryland
7 0.6%
#6 Arkansas
5 0.4%
#7 District of Columbia
5 0.4%
#8 Florida
5 0.4%
California share of Kionna's total US births 2.3%
Even split

27 of 1,186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Kionna appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kionna?
Kionna has been given to 1,186 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #6,669 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #11,179 of 17,297. 63 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
Where does Kionna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kionna ranks #6,669 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,179 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kionna most popular?
Kionna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 444 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Kionna most popular?
The top states for the name Kionna are California (27 births), Texas (23 births), Georgia (10 births).
How long has the name Kionna been used?
The SSA has tracked Kionna since 1974 -- 52 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kionna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiona, Kior, Kiora, Kioni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kionna's data

  • Kionna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (444 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Kionnas (27 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.

Keep exploring Kionna

Nearby Names Like Kionna

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kionna

Names with a similar popularity rank to Kionna

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kionna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1974–2025 (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 Kionna 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.