Kia
Kia was the 8621st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 634th; the most babies were born in 1993 (344). Over the last ten years it has moved down 804 places. More babies were named Kia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,621 girls, down 1,836 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- 77% girls, 23% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993344 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,809babies recorded
Kia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,621 | — | 12 | — |
| 2020 | #6,785 | — | 17 | — |
| 2010 | #5,334 | — | 26 | — |
| 2000 | #1,408 | — | 132 | — |
| 1990 | #861 | #7,671 | 229 | 6 |
| 1980 | #740 | — | 224 | — |
| 1970 | #1,112 | — | 106 | — |
| 1960 | #4,960 | — | 8 | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kia, counting every spelling?
Kia is a spelling of Kiah, a name family that had 55 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 55 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiah | 43 | #3,550 | 225 |
| Kia | 12 | #8,621 | 55 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kia?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kia?
About 7,300 people born in the US named Kia are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 31 and 47. That makes Kia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kia by state
How common Kia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kia
How popular is the name Kia?
Kia was the 8621st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 634th; the most babies were born in 1993 (344). Over the last ten years it has moved down 804 places. More babies were named Kia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 77% girls, 23% boys given the name Kia in the US.
Where is Kia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kia was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).