Kiara is an established girls' name that peaked in 1999 and has grown less common since.
Kiara is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #229 for girl births in the United States (and #497 across all names), given to 1,335 babies — 1,342 including U.S. territories. Kiara was first reported in SSA data in 1968 and peaked in 1999 (4,024 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,335 | 1,342 | #229 | — |
| 2024 | 1,312 | 1,312 | #238 | — |
| 2023 | 1,304 | 1,304 | #230 | — |
| 2022 | 1,223 | 1,229 | #251 | — |
| 2021 | 990 | 996 | #332 | — |
| 2020 | 1,037 | 1,042 | #307 | — |
| 2019 | 1,093 | 1,104 | #301 | — |
| 2018 | 962 | 962 | #336 | — |
| 2017 | 889 | 900 | #356 | — |
| 2016 | 855 | 855 | #384 | — |
| 2015 | 817 | 829 | #398 | — |
| 2014 | 925 | 944 | #353 | — |
| 2013 | 1,037 | 1,066 | #311 | — |
| 2012 | 921 | 955 | #345 | — |
| 2011 | 988 | 1,020 | #318 | — |
| 2010 | 984 | 1,025 | #326 | — |
| 2009 | 1,158 | 1,232 | #285 | — |
| 2008 | 1,422 | 1,497 | #242 | — |
| 2007 | 1,621 | 1,737 | #212 | — |
| 2006 | 1,912 | 2,028 | #184 | #11,420 |
| 2005 | 2,149 | 2,287 | #159 | — |
| 2004 | 1,835 | 1,972 | #187 | #9,495 |
| 2003 | 1,882 | 2,042 | #173 | #10,295 |
| 2002 | 2,103 | 2,287 | #156 | — |
| 2001 | 2,290 | 2,486 | #144 | — |
| 2000 | 2,567 | 2,776 | #130 | #8,712 |
| 1999 | 4,024 | 4,314 | #78 | — |
| 1998 | 1,734 | 1,913 | #172 | — |
| 1997 | 1,268 | — | #238 | #10,099 |
| 1996 | 1,394 | — | #213 | #9,849 |
| 1995 | 1,451 | — | #204 | — |
| 1994 | 1,445 | — | #203 | — |
| 1993 | 1,530 | — | #193 | #6,569 |
| 1992 | 1,578 | — | #193 | #5,464 |
| 1991 | 1,748 | — | #174 | #4,362 |
| 1990 | 1,725 | — | #171 | #2,109 |
| 1989 | 2,738 | — | #115 | #957 |
| 1988 | 227 | — | #820 | #7,953 |
| 1987 | 128 | — | #1,153 | — |
| 1986 | 94 | — | #1,373 | — |
| 1985 | 99 | — | #1,336 | — |
| 1984 | 73 | — | #1,556 | — |
| 1983 | 69 | — | #1,616 | — |
| 1982 | 81 | — | #1,480 | — |
| 1981 | 58 | — | #1,874 | — |
| 1980 | 32 | — | #2,828 | — |
| 1979 | 43 | — | #2,259 | — |
| 1978 | 25 | — | #3,154 | — |
| 1977 | 20 | — | #3,684 | — |
| 1976 | 20 | — | #3,459 | — |
| 1975 | 20 | — | #3,446 | — |
| 1974 | 18 | — | #3,622 | — |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,355 | — |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #5,685 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,917 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,261 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,563 | — |