Is Kiara a boy or girl name?
Kiara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,310 girls and 0 boys were named Kiara, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 55,947 US babies named Kiara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #238
- Babies named Kiara since 1968
- 55,947
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 4,024 babies
Boys and girls named Kiara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 170 | 100% |
| 1980s | 119 | 3,480 | 96.7% |
| 1990s | 76 | 17,821 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 26 | 18,912 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,468 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,863 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,310 | #238 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,304 | #230 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,223 | #251 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 990 | #331 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,036 | #307 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,092 | #301 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 961 | #336 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 889 | #356 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 855 | #384 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 817 | #398 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 924 | #353 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,037 | #310 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 921 | #345 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 988 | #318 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 984 | #326 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,158 | #284 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,422 | #242 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,621 | #212 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,418 | 1,905 | #184 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 2,149 | #159 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,495 | 1,828 | #187 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,296 | 1,876 | #173 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 2,103 | #156 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 2,290 | #144 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,712 | 2,560 | #130 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 4,024 | #78 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,734 | #172 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,099 | 1,263 | #238 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,847 | 1,389 | #213 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,451 | #204 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,445 | #203 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,568 | 1,522 | #193 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,465 | 1,568 | #193 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,362 | 1,735 | #174 |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,108 | 1,690 | #171 |
| 1989 | 114 | #958 | 2,624 | #115 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,951 | 222 | #820 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,153 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,373 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,336 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,556 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,616 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,480 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,874 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,828 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,260 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,154 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,684 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,459 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,446 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,622 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,356 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,683 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,919 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,260 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,563 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kiara reached #958 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #78 in 1999. 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 Kiara
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.