Kiana: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern coinage; possibly from Ki and Ana”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- kee-AH-nuh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Kiana is often treated as a modern American coinage. It is also sometimes associated with the Hawaiian element lani in variant spellings like Kiana, but this exact form has mixed and uncertain sources.
How popular is Kiana?
Babies named Kiana in 2024390
2024 rank#720 girls
Peak year1996
Total US babies since 188026,345
Kiana has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Kiana
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Kiannamodern elaboration of Kiana · American (modern coinage)
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
Kiana questions
What does the name Kiana mean?
Kiana means "modern coinage; possibly from Ki and Ana". It comes from American (modern coinage). Kiana is often treated as a modern American coinage. It is also sometimes associated with the Hawaiian element lani in variant spellings like Kiana, but this exact form has mixed and uncertain sources.
Is Kiana a boy or girl name?
Kiana is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Kiana?
390 US babies were named Kiana in 2024. Its peak year was 1996.
How do you pronounce Kiana?
Kiana is usually pronounced kee-AH-nuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.