How Many People Are Named Kia?
An estimated 7,340 people in the United States have the first name Kia. It is predominantly female (97.5%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Kia peaked in popularity in 1993 with 357 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kia is overwhelmingly female, 196 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,340
About 1 in 46,697 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.5% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1993
357 births
Total Registered
7,797
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kia
Kia is predominantly female (97.5%), though 196 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kia as a male name
Ranked #11,684 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (13 births)
Kia as a female name
Ranked #12,772 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (344 births)
Kia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kia span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,362 babies were registered. Kia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kia by Decade
How has Kia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kia by State
Birth registrations for Kia span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, California, New York. The lowest are in Utah, North Dakota, Iowa. On average, about 167 Kias were registered per state.
Kia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kia
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kia?
We estimate approximately 7,340 people named Kia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 46,697 Americans share this first name.
Is Kia a common name?
Kia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,797 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kia most popular?
Kia reached peak popularity in 1993, when 357 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kia is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kia a female name?
Kia is predominantly female. 97.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kia Smith, Kia Johnson, Kia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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