Kiah
Kiah was the 3550th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1313th with 149 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 721 places. More babies were named Kiah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,550 girls, down 299 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- 89% girls, 11% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002149 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,578babies recorded
Kiah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,550 | — | 43 | — |
| 2020 | #3,251 | — | 48 | — |
| 2010 | #2,598 | #11,557 | 70 | 6 |
| 2000 | #1,496 | — | 123 | — |
| 1990 | #1,475 | #4,295 | 106 | 13 |
| 1980 | #9,663 | — | 6 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kiah, counting every spelling?
Kiah is the most common spelling of 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 Kiah?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kiah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kiah 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 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kiah?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Kiah are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 15 and 32. That makes Kiah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kiah by state
How common Kiah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Kiah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kiah, they share its era and feel.
Kiah is also a nickname for Hezekiah.
Questions about the name Kiah
How popular is the name Kiah?
Kiah was the 3550th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1313th with 149 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 721 places. More babies were named Kiah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 89% girls, 11% boys given the name Kiah in the US.
Where is Kiah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kiah was most common in Washington (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Texas.