Kiari
Girl name · #1886 in 2025 · Very rare
Kiari is currently the #1886 girl name in the United States — 104 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #9481, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 17,308 girls born in 2025 was named Kiari.
The 36-year story
Kiari first appears in the Social Security records in 1989, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 104 babies and a rank of #1880. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Kiari per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kiari in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Kiari is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Kiari will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Kiari is most common
State-level data for Kiari is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Kiari
Statistically, parents drawn to Kiari tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Akari, Keari, Kyari, Anari, and Deari.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kiari | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 | #1880 |
| 2024 | 76 | #2389 |
| 2023 | 103 | #1922 |
| 2022 | 84 | #2228 |
| 2021 | 97 | #1991 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2549 |
| 2019 | 78 | #2305 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3918 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6808 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6901 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9481 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6987 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9036 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5253 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9150 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6182 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5226 |
| 2008 | 31 | #4761 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7394 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7142 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5999 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5969 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6885 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7045 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kiari a popular girl name?
Kiari ranked #1886 among girls in 2025 with 104 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #9481.
When was the name Kiari most popular?
Kiari peaked in 2025, when 104 American girls received the name (ranked #1880 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kiari?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 17,308 newborn American girls was named Kiari. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.