Kiara
- #229 for girls in 2025, 1,335 births
- Last seen for boys in 2006 at #10,662
- Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1999 · 4,024 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 57,068since 1968
Kiara over time
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Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #229 | 1,335 | — | |
| 2024 | #238 | 1,312 | — | |
| 2023 | #230 | 1,304 | — | |
| 2022 | #251 | 1,223 | — | |
| 2021 | #332 | 990 | — | |
| 2020 | #307 | 1,037 | — | |
| 2019 | #301 | 1,093 | — | |
| 2018 | #336 | 962 | — | |
| 2017 | #356 | 889 | — | |
| 2016 | #384 | 855 | — | |
| 2015 | #398 | 817 | — | |
| 2014 | #353 | 925 | — | |
| 2013 | #308 | 1,037 | — | |
| 2012 | #345 | 921 | — | |
| 2011 | #318 | 988 | — | |
| 2010 | #326 | 984 | — | |
| 2009 | #284 | 1,158 | — | |
| 2008 | #242 | 1,422 | — | |
| 2007 | #212 | 1,621 | — | |
| 2006 | #184 | 1,906 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #159 | 2,149 | — | |
| 2004 | #187 | 1,828 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #173 | 1,876 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #156 | 2,103 | — | |
| 2001 | #144 | 2,290 | — | |
| 2000 | #130 | 2,560 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #78 | 4,024 | — | |
| 1998 | #172 | 1,734 | — | |
| 1997 | #238 | 1,263 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #213 | 1,389 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #204 | 1,451 | — | |
| 1994 | #203 | 1,445 | — | |
| 1993 | #192 | 1,522 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #193 | 1,568 | #5,236 | 10 |
| 1991 | #174 | 1,735 | #4,231 | 13 |
| 1990 | #171 | 1,690 | #2,086 | 35 |
| 1989 | #114 | 2,624 | #956 | 114 |
| 1988 | #819 | 222 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #1,150 | 128 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,367 | 94 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,333 | 99 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,550 | 73 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,608 | 69 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,474 | 81 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,867 | 58 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,800 | 32 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,248 | 43 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,612 | 20 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,404 | 20 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | — | |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | — | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | — | |
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| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | — | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1968
The first year at least five girls were named Kiara! It came in at #7,016, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1970–1971, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Kiara is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Wyoming#79 · 1 in 162
- Hawaii#92 · 1 in 268
- New Jersey#123 · 1 in 563
- Maryland#130 · 1 in 571
- Arizona#134 · 1 in 600
Best ever in a state: #13 in District of Columbia, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #79 | 5 | 1 in 162 |
| Hawaii | #92 | 8 | 1 in 268 |
| New Jersey | #123 | 63 | 1 in 563 |
| Maryland | #130 | 35 | 1 in 571 |
| Arizona | #134 | 47 | 1 in 600 |
| California | #140 | 217 | 1 in 745 |
| District of Columbia | #150 | 5 | 1 in 404 |
| New Mexico | #159 | 9 | 1 in 519 |
| New York | #176 | 92 | 1 in 851 |
| Massachusetts | #183 | 30 | 1 in 801 |
| Washington | #192 | 38 | 1 in 759 |
| Nebraska | #200 | 11 | 1 in 645 |
| Florida | #203 | 92 | 1 in 943 |
| Connecticut | #206 | 16 | 1 in 719 |
| Illinois | #231 | 44 | 1 in 1,007 |
| South Carolina | #244 | 20 | 1 in 915 |
| Georgia | #247 | 42 | 1 in 1,076 |
| Iowa | #248 | 14 | 1 in 841 |
| Texas | #253 | 137 | 1 in 1,172 |
| Tennessee | #254 | 30 | 1 in 1,069 |
| North Carolina | #259 | 42 | 1 in 1,107 |
| Virginia | #263 | 31 | 1 in 1,088 |
| Pennsylvania | #271 | 40 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Oregon | #273 | 13 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Utah | #275 | 16 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Indiana | #278 | 25 | 1 in 1,116 |
| Colorado | #288 | 21 | 1 in 1,111 |
| Wisconsin | #296 | 18 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Kentucky | #307 | 14 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Louisiana | #322 | 14 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Ohio | #323 | 34 | 1 in 1,390 |
| Missouri | #329 | 18 | 1 in 1,350 |
| Minnesota | #356 | 15 | 1 in 1,432 |
| Alabama | #391 | 12 | 1 in 1,527 |
| Kansas | #404 | 8 | 1 in 1,476 |
| Nevada | #433 | 6 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Oklahoma | #619 | 6 | 1 in 2,463 |
| Michigan | #690 | 11 | 1 in 3,248 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kiara
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 78 spots since 2020 (#307 → #229)
- Biggest jump: 705 spots in 1989
- Biggest drop: 57 spots in 1990
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1968
- Peaked 1999 at #78 (4,024 births)
- Births halved by 2003, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1999
- Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1988–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 441
- Highest: 1 in 441 girls born in 1999 were named Kiara (0.23%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,204 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 33.1% of all girls named Kiara (18,913) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 | #5,974 (1969) | #6,495 |
| 1970s | 170 | #2,248 (1979) | #4,258 |
| 1980s | 3,480 | #114 (1989) | #1,408 |
| 1990s | 17,821 | #78 (1999) | #184 |
| 2000s | 18,913 | #130 (2000) | #187 |
| 2010s | 9,471 | #301 (2019) | #343 |
| 2020s | 7,201 | #229 (2025) | #265 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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