Is Kia a boy or girl name?
Kia is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 6 boys were named Kia, so 53.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.5% of the 7,797 US babies named Kia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,684
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,772
- Babies named Kia since 1956
- 7,797
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 357 babies
Boys and girls named Kia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 329 | 100% |
| 1970s | 21 | 1,770 | 98.8% |
| 1980s | 46 | 2,254 | 98% |
| 1990s | 68 | 2,294 | 97.1% |
| 2000s | 29 | 660 | 95.8% |
| 2010s | 16 | 209 | 92.9% |
| 2020s | 16 | 60 | 78.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,684 | 7 | #12,772 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,284 | 5 | #16,435 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,421 | 21 | #5,874 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,954 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,783 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,948 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,246 | 16 | #7,256 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,351 | 14 | #8,090 |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,517 | 21 | #6,081 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,816 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,714 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,747 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,331 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,628 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,334 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,408 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,883 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,122 | 49 | #3,340 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,490 | 56 | #2,918 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,827 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,925 | 66 | #2,479 |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,106 | 95 | #1,882 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,983 | 106 | #1,708 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,408 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,843 | 153 | #1,234 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,532 | 209 | #972 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,490 | 193 | #1,006 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,845 | 226 | #876 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,720 | 211 | #899 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,712 | 229 | #859 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,592 | 344 | #649 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 247 | #813 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 253 | #809 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,669 | 229 | #861 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,414 | 205 | #899 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,475 | 153 | #1,048 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,604 | 196 | #867 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,120 | 264 | #690 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,190 | 219 | #773 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 188 | #833 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,222 | 272 | #634 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 270 | #662 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 263 | #666 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 224 | #740 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,646 | 185 | #840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 237 | #673 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,401 | 217 | #715 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 177 | #794 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,925 | 186 | #763 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 183 | #763 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 162 | #810 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 156 | #838 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 161 | #850 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,112 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,458 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,497 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,866 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,609 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,180 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,384 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,252 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,089 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,894 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,959 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,173 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,564 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,423 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kia reached #4,401 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #634 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.