Kia
Kia is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Kia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kia is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
The Story of Kia
The earliest SSA record of Kia as a baby girl name dates back to 1956, when 5 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 344 newborns named Kia — #647 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Kia on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kia ranks #9,957 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-37%). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Kia
Kia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Kia's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #634. Use the chart and map above to compare Kia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.