Is Kiah a boy or girl name?
Kiah is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 56 girls and 5 boys were named Kiah, so 91.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 92.5% of the 3,533 US babies named Kiah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,299
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,939
- Babies named Kiah since 1917
- 3,533
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 162 babies
Boys and girls named Kiah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 18 | 62 | 77.5% |
| 1980s | 37 | 238 | 86.5% |
| 1990s | 58 | 1,064 | 94.8% |
| 2000s | 80 | 1,052 | 92.9% |
| 2010s | 34 | 624 | 94.8% |
| 2020s | 26 | 229 | 89.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,299 | 56 | #2,939 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,609 | 43 | #3,623 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,422 | 43 | #3,622 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,306 | 39 | #3,842 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,251 |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,203 | 60 | #2,802 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,598 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,885 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,312 | 56 | #2,996 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,535 | 62 | #2,828 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,954 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,027 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,553 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,439 | 67 | #2,651 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,555 | 70 | #2,598 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,490 | 62 | #2,839 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,901 | 73 | #2,569 |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,378 | 86 | #2,268 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,416 | 99 | #2,009 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,426 | 104 | #1,867 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,493 | 108 | #1,777 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,295 | 104 | #1,808 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,577 | 149 | #1,313 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,799 | 144 | #1,338 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,496 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,661 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,591 |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,131 | 125 | #1,373 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,787 | 87 | #1,728 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,518 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,713 | 94 | #1,618 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,197 | 114 | #1,423 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,915 | 106 | #1,491 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,317 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,295 | 106 | #1,475 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,610 | 71 | #1,863 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,876 | 41 | #2,618 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,940 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,314 | 33 | #2,878 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,738 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,524 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,330 | 9 | #6,996 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,902 | 12 | #5,714 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,819 | 7 | #8,543 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,664 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,731 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,809 | 9 | #6,648 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,990 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,306 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,490 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,634 | 6 | #8,156 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,826 | 6 | #7,883 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,917 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,399 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,292 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kiah reached #3,399 in 1943. As a girl name, it reached #1,313 in 2002. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kiah
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.