Fun Facts About the Name Kiona
- More than 1 thousand babies named Kiona: U.S. records list 1,668 babies given the name Kiona from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kiona Mean?
Kiona is a feminine given name. It is commonly described as a Native American name meaning brown hills or hills. The specific Native American language is not consistently identified in general references; the name is sometimes linked to the Plateau region of the Pacific Northwest, but the exact source word is not well documented. In Hawaiian, Kiona is a rendering of Zion, the biblical place name, but this is a separate linguistic use and not the usual basis for the given name.
Kiona Name History & Origins
The name Kiona is also found as a place name in the Pacific Northwest. The community of Kiona in Benton County, Washington, shares the name; local accounts say it honored a Native American woman named Kiona, though her specific tribal affiliation is not consistently recorded.
As a personal name, Kiona is sometimes treated as a variant of Kiana, but the two names have different explanations and should not be conflated.
How Popular is the Name Kiona?
Kiona has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1995. Its best rank was #1,827 in 1995.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,626 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #12,783 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #6,800 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #12,949 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #6,287 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #14,327 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #10,944 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #13,185 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #17,237 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #8,209 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #6,858 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #9,277 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #5,929 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #5,042 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #6,989 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #4,359 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #6,951 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #4,231 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #4,170 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2006 | #3,341 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2005 | #3,035 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 2004 | #3,300 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 2003 | #3,073 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2002 | #3,438 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2001 | #2,654 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2000 | #2,924 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1999 | #2,356 | 63 | 0.0036% |
| 1998 | #2,419 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 1997 | #2,086 | 68 | 0.0039% |
| 1996 | #2,407 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1995 | #1,827 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 1994 | #2,224 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1993 | #2,746 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1992 | #1,883 | 75 | 0.0041% |
| 1991 | #2,403 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 1990 | #2,329 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 1989 | #2,462 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1988 | #3,754 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #4,381 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #2,697 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 1985 | #3,199 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1984 | #2,884 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1983 | #4,030 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #3,051 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1981 | #3,289 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1980 | #4,621 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #4,949 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #7,294 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #5,683 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #4,754 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #4,721 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1974 | #2,113 | 39 | 0.0027% |
| 1973 | #3,860 | 16 | 0.0011% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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