Given name
Kienna
“a brash woman”
Kienna is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a brash woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a brash woman.”
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 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kienna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 95
- 0 boys · 95 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,449 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,449 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 136 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.
Kienna’s family of names
Kienna has a related form in Kiena. Kienna has a related form in Kienah. Kienna has a related form in Kiennah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kyennevariant
- Kiennevariant
- Kyenahvariant
- Kyenavariant
- Kyennahvariant
- Kyennavariant
- Kienahvariant
- Kienavariant
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