Kiyara
Nguriatukei Rael Kinyara is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. She has won races in Madrid, Graz, Padua and Luxembourg.
Meaning & Origin of Kiyara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nguriatukei Rael Kinyara is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. She has won races in Madrid, Graz, Padua and Luxembourg.
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The Story of Kiyara
Kiyara first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 67 Kiyaras were born — ranking #2,548 that year. As of 2026, Kiyara ranks #8,802 for baby girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-45%). In total, more than 561 Kiyaras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kiyara
Kiyara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 561 births in the dataset. Kiyara's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #2,548. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiyara'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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