How Many People Are Named Kiara?
people named Kiara are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,042 people in the US has this name
Based on 57,289 babies named Kiara in Social Security records from 1968 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,024 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of CIARA (1) or CHIARA. This name first became used in 1988 after the singing duo Kiara released their song 'This Time'. It was further popularized by a character in the animated movie 'The Lion King II' (1998).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Kiara (99.6%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kiara alive today is about 21 years old, and 77% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 29 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kiara first appears in the records in 1968 and was given most often in 1999, to 4,024 babies. In 2025, 1,335 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1968 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kiara never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #78, in 1999, and it was in the top 100 in 1999. In 2025 it ranked #229.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #229 |
| Best rank | #78 (1999) |
| Years in the top 100 | 1 (1999 to 1999) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #181 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kiara alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kiara were born in California than in any other state: about 6,725 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kiara was given 2.5 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.1 times in Hawaii and 1.7 times in Mississippi.
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