Given name
Qiana
“one who is gracious”
Qiana is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is gracious.”
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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Qiana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,622
- 0 boys · 2,622 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 372 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,695 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,695 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 372 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,087 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.
Qiana’s family of names
Qiana has a related form in Qianna. Qiana has a related form in Qianah. Qiana has a related form in Qiania.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Qiannavariant
- Qianiyavariant
- Qiannvariant
- Qiannevariant
- Qyannavariant
- Qianniavariant
- Qyanavariant
- Qianiavariant
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