Kia
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- KEE-uh
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,360 for girls
Kia is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,360th for girls in the US (12 babies).
Where does Kia come from?
Modern: short form of Kiara and other names beginning Ki-
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kia a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kia has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the US.
How popular is Kia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 151 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2016, 75% of the babies named Kia in the UK were girls.
Kia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,976 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 2012 | 32 | #1,150 |
| 2011 | 38 | #997 |
| 2010 | 53 | #753 |
| 2009 | 55 | #722 |
| 2008 | 65 | #634 |
| 2007 | 82 | #511 |
| 2006 | 100 | #446 |
| 2005 | 104 | #408 |
| 2004 | 91 | #434 |
| 2003 | 108 | #381 |
| 2002 | 121 | #335 |
| 2001 | 151 | #287 |
| 2000 | 135 | #299 |
| 1999 | 121 | #312 |
| 1998 | 71 | #472 |
| 1997 | 81 | #440 |
| 1996 | 50 | #556 |
How popular is Kia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,360among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 130,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the US were named Kia, making it the 8,360th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 344 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Kia in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5,983 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 23 | #5,623 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5,251 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4,567 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4,369 |
| 2008 | 35 | #4,359 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 49 | #3,315 |
| 2005 | 56 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,804 |
| 2003 | 66 | #2,462 |
| 2002 | 95 | #1,864 |
| 2001 | 106 | #1,697 |
| 2000 | 132 | #1,400 |
| 1999 | 153 | #1,229 |
| 1998 | 209 | #971 |
| 1997 | 193 | #1,003 |
| 1996 | 226 | #875 |
| 1995 | 211 | #895 |
| 1994 | 229 | #857 |
| 1993 | 344 | #647 |
| 1992 | 247 | #811 |
| 1991 | 253 | #806 |
| 1990 | 229 | #858 |
| 1989 | 205 | #894 |
| 1988 | 153 | #1,047 |
| 1987 | 196 | #866 |
| 1986 | 264 | #690 |
| 1985 | 219 | #772 |
| 1984 | 188 | #832 |
| 1983 | 272 | #634 |
| 1982 | 270 | #660 |
| 1981 | 263 | #666 |
| 1980 | 224 | #740 |
| 1979 | 185 | #841 |
| 1978 | 237 | #670 |
| 1977 | 217 | #714 |
| 1976 | 177 | #794 |
| 1975 | 186 | #761 |
| 1974 | 183 | #762 |
| 1973 | 162 | #808 |
| 1972 | 156 | #837 |
| 1971 | 161 | #848 |
| 1970 | 106 | #1,108 |
| 1969 | 65 | #1,453 |
| 1968 | 58 | #1,491 |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,848 |
| 1966 | 49 | #1,600 |
| 1965 | 30 | #2,154 |
| 1964 | 27 | #2,347 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,175 |
| 1962 | 17 | #3,032 |
| 1961 | 19 | #2,838 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,103 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
Names like Kia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylee Kaitlyn Kylie Ashley Kenia Kira Kendra Kaylynn Kayla Brenna Kelly Keely
Names related to Kia
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kia, updated 20 October 2026.