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“Said to mean elements of nature, as a Persian name” — Persian; Hawaiian (via Diana) origin
Girl's name · #743 in the US (2025) · 90s
Kiana's best rank, #190, came in 1996; it has settled back to #743 today. Roughly 27,000 girls have been named Kiana since 1962. In Hawaii it runs about 12× its national rate and ranks #61. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the South in the 1960s and 1970s, strongest in the West today. Together with its spelling variant Kianna (#1507), Kiana would rank around #584 with about 510 births last year — the newborns split about 72/28 between Kiana and Kianna.
Around the world: about 1 in 550 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 1,600 girls in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 66 notable people named Kiana:
Sports figures appear 2.98× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kiana James, American professional wrestler.
Similar names: Kianna · Nia · Ciara · Tiana · Imani · Rihanna
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