Kiai is a very rare variant of Kia that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Kiai is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,233 for boy births in the United States (and #21,072 across all names), given to 7 babies. Kiai was first reported in SSA data in 2007 and peaked in 2015 (8 births).
Boys named Kiai per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2007–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here