How Many People Are Named Kiani?
An estimated 1,270 people in the United States have the first name Kiani. It is predominantly female (97.7%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Kiani peaked in popularity in 1994 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kiani 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 Kiani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,270
About 1 in 269,885 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.7% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1994
51 births
Total Registered
1,295
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kiani
Kiani is predominantly female (97.7%), though 30 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kiani as a male name
Ranked #12,387 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1994 (5 births)
Kiani as a female name
Ranked #4,413 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (50 births)
Kiani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kiani span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 410 babies were registered. While Kiani is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kiani by Decade
How has Kiani 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.
Kiani by State
Birth registrations for Kiani span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Hawaii, New York. The lowest are in Georgia, Texas, Florida. On average, about 77 Kianis were registered per state.
Kiani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kiani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kiani
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kiani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kiani?
We estimate approximately 1,270 people named Kiani 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 269,885 Americans share this first name.
Is Kiani a common name?
Kiani is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,295 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kiani most popular?
Kiani reached peak popularity in 1994, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kiani is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kiani a female name?
Kiani is predominantly female. 97.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kiani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kiani Smith, Kiani Johnson, Kiani 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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