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Girl's name · #229 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave
Kiara reached its best rank, #78, in 1999 and ranked #229 in 2025. In a single year its births jumped from about 220 in 1988 to 2,600 in 1989 — the year after the R&B duo Kiara's 'This Time' hit the charts.
Another rise came after The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride introduced Simba’s daughter Kiara in October 1998. US births of Kiara rose from 1,734 in 1998 to 4,024 in 1999, before falling to 2,560 in 2000.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#39 in Ecuador (2025) · #47 in Croatia (2025) · #55 in New Zealand (2025) · #62 in Slovenia (2025) · #91 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #98 in Hungary (2025) · #104 in Switzerland (2025) · #143 in France (2025) · #145 in England & Wales (2025) · #147 in Austria (2025) · #154 in Sweden (2025) · #184 in Puerto Rico (2025) and 6 more.
Among 155 notable people named Kiara:
Sports figures appear 2.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kiara Fontanilla, Filipino footballer.
Similar names: Ciara · Delaney · Kiana · Yara · Mckenna · Kyla
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