Kiowa is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1995 and has grown less common since.
Kiowa is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,406 for boy births in the United States (and #23,497 across all names), given to 6 babies. Kiowa was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 1995 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,406 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,363 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,621 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,468 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,525 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,375 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,223 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,920 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,290 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #17,644 | — |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #17,897 | #8,419 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,500 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #15,643 | #9,278 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,311 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,643 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,508 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #16,517 | #10,536 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,135 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,865 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #13,510 | #12,392 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #13,184 | #11,930 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #16,865 | #8,983 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #14,489 | — |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #12,512 | — |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #13,572 | #6,852 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,542 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,771 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #14,685 | #5,051 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | — | #3,633 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #7,405 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | — | #6,572 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | — | #6,428 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,480 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #11,832 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #6,815 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | — | #3,810 |