Recorded 1975–2018 Girls' name Peak 1998 881 births

Quianna — girls' name

881 babies named Quianna in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s801980s2621990s3012000s1962010s42
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Quianna was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

49 babies were named Quianna in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quianna

The Social Security Administration has registered 881 babies named Quianna between 1975 and 2018, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quianna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quianna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 301 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Quianna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Quianna in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quianna 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 881 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.

Quianna at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

881

Since 1975

44 years of records

Peak year

1998

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1975

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2018

Quianna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1975

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1998)
49
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0102030405060 20182009200319971991198519791975 8

Quianna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
301 births that decade — 34% of Quianna's all-time total
1970s801980s2621990s3012000s1962010s42

Quianna by state

Where Quianna concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Quianna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 1.8%
#2 California
10 1.1%
#3 Illinois
10 1.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
10 1.1%
#5 Massachusetts
6 0.7%
#6 Ohio
6 0.7%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.6%
#8 Texas
5 0.6%
New York share of Quianna's total US births 1.8%
Even split

16 of 881 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quianna?
881 babies have been named Quianna since 1975. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1998 with 49 births.
When was Quianna most popular?
Quianna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 301 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Quianna most popular?
The top states for the name Quianna are New York (16 births), California (10 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Quianna been used?
Quianna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 44 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Quianna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quinn, Quincy, Quiana, Quintina, 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, 1975–2018 (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.