US rank #6259 Girls' name Peak 2020 540 births

Kiyara — #6259 US girls' name

540 babies named Kiyara in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s632000s1802010s1272020s164
#6259
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kiyara was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

67 babies were named Kiyara in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiyara

The Social Security Administration has registered 540 babies named Kiyara between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiyara currently holds the #6259 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiyara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kiyara shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Kiyara in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiyara 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 540 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.

Kiyara at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

540

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2020

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,259

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kiyara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
67
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019941989 6

Kiyara by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
180 births that decade — 33% of Kiyara's all-time total
1980s61990s632000s1802010s1272020s164

Kiyara by state

Where Kiyara concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Kiyara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
32 5.9%
#2 Texas
21 3.9%
#3 New Jersey
8 1.5%
#4 Florida
5 0.9%
#5 Illinois
5 0.9%
#6 New York
5 0.9%
#7 Wisconsin
5 0.9%
California share of Kiyara's total US births 5.9%
Even split

32 of 540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiyara?
540 babies have been named Kiyara since 1989. It currently ranks #6259 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 67 births.
When was Kiyara most popular?
Kiyara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Kiyara most popular?
The top states for the name Kiyara are California (32 births), Texas (21 births), New Jersey (8 births).
How long has the name Kiyara been used?
Kiyara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kiyara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiya, Kiyah, Kiyomi, Kiyana, 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, 1989–2024 (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.