Kia is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1993 and has since faded.
Kia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,621 for girl births in the United States (and #14,720 across all names), given to 12 babies. Kia was first reported in SSA data in 1956 and peaked in 1993 (344 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #8,621 | — |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #12,819 | #11,727 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #16,447 | #13,292 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | #5,878 | #13,430 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #9,956 | — |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | #6,785 | — |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #7,950 | — |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #7,261 | #13,255 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #8,091 | #13,357 |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | #6,081 | #11,520 |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | #7,817 | — |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #5,715 | — |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | #5,748 | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | #5,332 | — |
| 2011 | 31 | 31 | #4,627 | — |
| 2010 | 26 | 26 | #5,334 | — |
| 2009 | 34 | 34 | #4,425 | — |
| 2008 | 35 | 35 | #4,409 | — |
| 2007 | 30 | 30 | #4,883 | — |
| 2006 | 54 | 54 | #3,340 | #13,125 |
| 2005 | 61 | 61 | #2,919 | #12,490 |
| 2004 | 57 | 57 | #2,827 | — |
| 2003 | 71 | 71 | #2,479 | #11,925 |
| 2002 | 101 | 101 | #1,882 | #10,106 |
| 2001 | 114 | 114 | #1,708 | #7,983 |
| 2000 | 132 | 132 | #1,408 | — |
| 1999 | 162 | 162 | #1,234 | #6,843 |
| 1998 | 214 | 214 | #972 | #10,532 |
| 1997 | 204 | — | #1,006 | #5,490 |
| 1996 | 234 | — | #876 | #6,844 |
| 1995 | 219 | — | #899 | #6,719 |
| 1994 | 237 | — | #859 | #6,711 |
| 1993 | 357 | — | #649 | #4,592 |
| 1992 | 247 | — | #813 | — |
| 1991 | 253 | — | #809 | — |
| 1990 | 235 | — | #861 | #7,671 |
| 1989 | 217 | — | #899 | #4,415 |
| 1988 | 161 | — | #1,048 | #5,475 |
| 1987 | 201 | — | #867 | #7,603 |
| 1986 | 272 | — | #690 | #5,119 |
| 1985 | 225 | — | #773 | #6,189 |
| 1984 | 188 | — | #833 | — |
| 1983 | 279 | — | #634 | #5,223 |
| 1982 | 270 | — | #662 | — |
| 1981 | 263 | — | #666 | — |
| 1980 | 224 | — | #740 | — |
| 1979 | 193 | — | #841 | #4,646 |
| 1978 | 237 | — | #673 | — |
| 1977 | 225 | — | #715 | #4,401 |
| 1976 | 177 | — | #794 | — |
| 1975 | 191 | — | #763 | #5,925 |
| 1974 | 183 | — | #763 | — |
| 1973 | 162 | — | #811 | — |
| 1972 | 156 | — | #838 | — |
| 1971 | 161 | — | #850 | — |
| 1970 | 106 | — | #1,112 | — |
| 1969 | 65 | — | #1,458 | — |
| 1968 | 58 | — | #1,497 | — |
| 1967 | 40 | — | #1,866 | — |
| 1966 | 49 | — | #1,609 | — |
| 1965 | 30 | — | #2,181 | — |
| 1964 | 27 | — | #2,385 | — |
| 1963 | 16 | — | #3,252 | — |
| 1962 | 17 | — | #3,091 | — |
| 1961 | 19 | — | #2,893 | — |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #4,960 | — |
| 1959 | 15 | — | #3,174 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,564 | — |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,422 | — |