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Kiana

Pronounced K IY1 AA1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1996
  • 63 years in use
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How popular is Kiana?

Kiana is a girls' name, and first appears in 1962. It has been given to 41,665 children — the 606th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 48% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1996, when 2,052 children were given it.

06251,2501,8752,500198020002020
1996Girls: 2,052Boys: 6

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K IY1 AA1 N AH0 · K IY1 AE1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
110 · 110
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Kiana

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Kiana

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Kiana?
Kiana ranks 606th among girls' names in US records, with 41,665 births since 1962. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,934.
Is Kiana a unisex name?
No. Kiana is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kiana most popular?
1996, when 2,052 children were given the name. It has been in use for 63 years and is still recorded as of 2024.