Kiandra
Kiandra is an abandoned gold mining town and the birthplace of Australian skiing. The town is situated in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council inside the Kosciuszko National Park. Its name is a corruption of Aboriginal 'Gianderra' for 'sharp stones for knives'. It was earlier called Gibson's Plains, named after a Dr.
Meaning & Origin of Kiandra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kiandra is an abandoned gold mining town and the birthplace of Australian skiing. The town is situated in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council inside the Kosciuszko National Park. Its name is a corruption of Aboriginal 'Gianderra' for 'sharp stones for knives'. It was earlier called Gibson's Plains, named after a Dr.
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Origin & history
The Story of Kiandra
Kiandra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 47 Kiandras were born — ranking #2,612 that year. As of 2026, Kiandra ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 973 Kiandras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kiandra
Kiandra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 973 births in the dataset. Kiandra's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #2,612. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiandra'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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