Girl · #13,427 in 2026

Quiana

Quiana and Quianna is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Quianna Chaney, American basketball player Quiana Grant, American model Quiana Lynell, American blues and jazz singer, arranger, and songwriter Quiana Smith, American stage actress

  • African American
Current Rank
#13,427
Peak Rank
#571 (1979)
Total Babies
4K
5-Yr Trend
+14%
1970
First Year
2024
Last Year
1979
Peak Year
#571
Peak Rank
4K
Total Count
54
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Quiana

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Quiana and Quianna is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Quianna Chaney, American basketball player Quiana Grant, American model Quiana Lynell, American blues and jazz singer, arranger, and songwriter Quiana Smith, American stage actress

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • African American

The Story of Quiana

Quiana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 321 births, good for #571 nationwide. About 39% of every Quiana on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Quiana last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Quiana

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Quiana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Quiana

Phonetically similar names — useful when Quiana is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Quiana

What does the name Quiana mean?
Quiana and Quianna is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Quianna Chaney, American basketball player Quiana Grant, American model Quiana Lynell, American blues and jazz singer, arranger, and songwriter Quiana Smith, American stage actress
What is the origin of the name Quiana?
Quiana has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: African American.
How popular is Quiana in 2026?
In 2026, Quiana ranks #13,427 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Quiana most popular?
Quiana reached its peak popularity in 1979, ranking #571 that year with 321 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Quiana most popular?
Quiana has historically been most popular in District of Columbia, Louisiana, Maryland. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Quiana.
Is Quiana a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Quiana is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Quiana?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Quiana include Dorene, Karolyn, Alysia. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Quiana?
Common variants and related forms of Quiana include Kiana, Qiana, Quianna. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Quiana

Quiana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Quiana's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #571. Use the chart and map above to compare Quiana'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.