Given name
Khiana
“one who is different”
Khiana is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is different.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is different.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Khiana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 379
- 0 boys · 379 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,167 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −84%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,167 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 37 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 324 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Khiana’s family of names
Khiana has a related form in Kheana. Khiana has a related form in Kheanna. Khiana has a related form in Khian.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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