Kiana

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Kiana

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Kiana is a modern, English, feminine form of the name Kian, or Cian, the modern form of Cein, an old Irish Gaelic name meaning “Ancient.” Cianait is the authentic, Gaelic feminine form of Cian.

History:
Kiana is a modern feminine form of the Gaelic name Kian, or Cian, modern forms of Cian is the modern form of Cein, an old Irish Gaelic name.

It was first coined, probably, in the 19th century, constructed along the lines of Brianna, or Fiona (other, modern, Anglicized, feminine forms of Gaelic names).

Kianna was common in the mid-1990s, when Anglicizations of obscure Gaelic names as well as names ending in “ana” were trendy.

Pronunciation: kee-ann-ah.

Alternates: Kianna, Keana, Keanna.

Masculine: Cian.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.002 % named Kiana
less than 0.001 % named Kianna

Popularity of Kiana:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1880-1977: N/A
1978: 992nd most popular.
1979-1984: N/A
1985: 984th most popular.
1986-1988: N/A
1989: 819th most popular.
1990: 793rd most popular.
1991: 675th most popular.
1992: 411th most popular.
1993: 365th most popular.
1994: 254th most popular.
1995: 194th most popular.
1996: 186th most popular. - Peak!
1997: 200th most popular.
1998: 225th most popular.
1999: 242nd most popular.
2000: 271st most popular.
2001: 319th most popular.
2002: 294th most popular.
2003: 321st most popular.
2004: 363rd most popular.

Popularity of Kianna:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1880-1993: N/A
1994: 800th most popular.
1995: 609th most popular.
1996: 626th most popular.
1997: 624th most popular.
1998: 655th most popular.
1999: 603rd most popular.
2000: 629th most popular.
2001: 662nd most popular.
2002: 685th most popular.
2003: 811th most popular.
2004: 785th most popular.

Popularity of Keanna:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1880-1994: N/A
1995: 947th most popular.
1996-2004: N/A

Selected Sources:
The Social Security Administration Actuarial Note 139 (www.ssa.gov) - For popularity stats 1880-Present