Is Kiah a boy or girl name?

Kiah is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 3,578 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 92.6% were girls and 7.4% were boys.

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Kiah

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Kiah was most popular in 2002, when 162 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,170 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,196, with 43 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,578 people named Kiah.

Kiah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kiah’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kiah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kiah is mostly a girl’s name — 92.6% of the 3,578 Americans given it were girls and 7.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 93% girls and 7% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kiah

Where Kiah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org