Kiora
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kee-OR-a
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #4,066 for girls
Kiora is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,066th for girls in the US (35 babies).
Where does Kiora come from?
Modern: perhaps from Maori kia ora, or a blend of Kiara and Ora
Is Kiora a girl's or a boy's name?
Kiora is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 35 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kiora in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,066among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 115% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 35 girls in the US were named Kiora, making it the 4,066th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,755th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Kiora in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kiora in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #4,066 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,695 |
| 2023 | 23 | #5,386 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4,755 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
Names like Kiora
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynlee Kyomi Kiara Kamora Kianna Briella Kimora Mckenna Kiana Koda Braelynn Kiyomi
Names related to Kiora
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Kiora: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kiora, updated 20 October 2026.