Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kiyana isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kiyana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,592
- 0 boys · 1,592 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #5,162 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +39%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,162 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 61 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,156 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.
Kiyana’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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