Kiana
Kiana was the 743rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 366 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 190th with 1,585 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 227 places. More babies were named Kiana in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning Hawaiian form of Diana; or feminine of Kian · Hawaiian, Latin
Say it kee-AH-nuh /kiˈɑnə/
- Rank in 2025
- #743 girls, up 156 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 366girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19961,585 babies
- Total since 1880
- 26,713babies recorded
What does the name Kiana mean?
Kiana is borrowed from Hawaiian Kiana, which Wiktionary explains as the Hawaiian spoken form of Diana, the moon goddess. Wiktionary adds that some American parents use it as a modern feminine of Kian. DMNES calls Diana a goddess name of uncertain origin. Wiktionary notes Kiana has been used in America since the 1970s; US records show it from 1962, most common in the mid-1990s.
Kiana (Hawaiian, “Diana”)Diāna (Latin, “the goddess Diana”)
How sure is this? Probable. Two sources (Hawaiian Diana; feminine of Kian); Diana's own origin is uncertain (DMNES).
Related names: Diana, Kianna, Qiana, Kian.
See also: Hawaiian names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kiana' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kiana' (Hawaiian section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Diana', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Kiana popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 19 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #743 | 366 |
| 2020 | #899 | 294 |
| 2010 | #582 | 504 |
| 2000 | #276 | 1,166 |
| 1990 | #758 | 272 |
| 1980 | #1,060 | 134 |
| 1970 | #4,617 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kiana, counting every spelling?
Kiana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #568 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #743 for Kiana on its own. Together these spellings went to 527 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiana | 366 | #743 | 1,889 |
| Kianna | 142 | #1,507 | 665 |
| Kiannah | 14 | #7,692 | 101 |
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 Kiana?
366 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kiana (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kiana 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 23 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kiana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kiana?
About 26,300 people born in the US named Kiana are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 18 and 30. That makes Kiana 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.
Kiana by state
How common Kiana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (22.1×), Washington (2.6×), Nevada (2.1×), California (2.1×), Oregon (2.0×). In 18 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 Kiana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kiana, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kiana · Sibling names for Kiana
Questions about the name Kiana
What does Kiana mean?
Kiana means “Hawaiian form of Diana; or feminine of Kian” (Hawaiian, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kiana?
Kiana was the 743rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 366 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 190th with 1,585 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 227 places. More babies were named Kiana in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kiana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kiana in the US.
Where is Kiana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kiana was most common in Hawaii (5.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and New Mexico.