Kiani

girls:

1.2k births since 1987

#4487 (21st percentile)

boys:

30 births since 1994

#4556 (1st percentile)

overall:

1.3k births since 1987

#6478 (16th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Kiani is the #6,478 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,263 recorded births since 1987. This represents the 16.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 16.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,487 (21.5% percentile) for all time with 1,233 births since 1987. For boys, it ranks #4,556 (0.6% percentile) for all time with 30 births since 1994.

Kiani first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1987 (1987 for girls and 1994 for boys).

The name Kiani has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 97.6% of all recorded births being female.

For girls, Kiani reached its peak popularity in 1996, achieving the 5.2% percentile (ranked #814) with 26 births per million. The name was most common in 1996, with 26 births per million (ranked 5.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2018, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Kiani ranks #918 for girls (3.1% percentile) with 19 births per million, which is 74.5% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Kiani reached its peak popularity in 1995, achieving the 0.0% percentile (ranked #800) with 2 births per million. The name was most common in 1995, with 2 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2004.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kiani".

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Key Statistics

Total Births
1,233
Peak Births
50
Peak Year
1996
First Recorded
1987
Peak Percentile
5.2%
Current Percentile
3.1%
Peak Rank
#814
Current Rank
#918
Female statistics
Total Births
30
Peak Births
5
Peak Year
1995
First Recorded
1994
Peak Percentile
0.0%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#800
Current Rank
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Kiani

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kiani. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 80.0% confident that Kiani is pronounced as kee-AH-nee, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KEE-ah-nee, at 20.0% confidence, with 3 syllables.

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