US rank #3716 Girls' name Peak 2024 272 births

Kiora — #3716 US girls' name

272 babies named Kiora in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s152000s662010s712020s120
#3716
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kiora was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

41 babies were named Kiora in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiora

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Kiora between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiora currently holds the #3716 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiora performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kiora shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kiora in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiora 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 272 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.

Kiora at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

272

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2024

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,716

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kiora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
41
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
01020304050 20242021201820152011200620011990 5

Kiora by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
120 births that decade — 44% of Kiora's all-time total
1990s152000s662010s712020s120

Kiora by state

Where Kiora concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kiora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
California share of Kiora's total US births 1.8%

5 of 272 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiora?
272 babies have been named Kiora since 1990. It currently ranks #3716 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 41 births.
When was Kiora most popular?
Kiora was most popular in the 2020s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kiora most popular?
The top states for the name Kiora are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kiora been used?
Kiora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kiora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiona, Kionna, Kior, Kioni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.