Kiani
Kiani was the 4610th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 2538th with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,249 places. More babies were named Kiani in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,610 girls, up 637 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199650 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,326babies recorded
Kiani popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 30 since 1994.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,610 | 30 |
| 2020 | #5,247 | 24 |
| 2010 | #3,665 | 43 |
| 2000 | #2,923 | 49 |
| 1990 | #3,399 | 32 |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kiani, counting every spelling?
Kiani is the most common spelling of a name family that had 38 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 38 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiani | 30 | #4,610 | 178 |
| Kianni | 8 | #11,448 | 69 |
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 Kiani?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kiani (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kiani 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 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kiani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kiani?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Kiani are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 11 and 29. That makes Kiani 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.
Kiani by state
How common Kiani 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 Kiani: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kiani, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kiani
How popular is the name Kiani?
Kiani was the 4610th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 2538th with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,249 places. More babies were named Kiani in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kiani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kiani in the US.
Where is Kiani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kiani was most common in Georgia (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.