Kiah
The Story of Kiah
As a girl name
Kiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 149 Kiahs were born — ranking #1,308 that year. As of 2026, Kiah ranks #3,056 for girls with 53 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 3K Kiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 16 Kiahs were born — ranking #4,676 that year. As of 2026, Kiah ranks #12,301 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 264 Kiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kiah
Kiah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Kiah's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #1,308. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiah'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 .
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