Kiandra
An Aboriginal Australian name connected to a mountain, river, and town.
Name Census estimates that about 944 living Americans carry the first name Kiandra. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kiandra today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kiandra births was 1992 (47 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kiandra. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
944
~ 1 in 363,087 Americans
Peak year
1992
47 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#16,479
Tracked since 1975
Census
Kiandra in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 821 people with the first name Kiandra, which placed it at #14,378 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,378
National first-name rank
People counted
821
821 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
59.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kiandra
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kiandra is Black at 59.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (18.0%) and White (9.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kiandra described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kiandra at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American59.9% · 492
- Hispanic or Latino18.0% · 148
- White9.7% · 80
- Two or more races8.2% · 67
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.1% · 17
Popularity
Kiandra: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kiandra from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 402 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kiandra by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kiandra during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kiandras live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Florida, Texas, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Kiandra, while New York, California, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kiandra
The name Kiandra has its origins in the Australian Aboriginal language of the Ngarigo people, who inhabited the Monaro region in the south-eastern part of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to have originated sometime in the late 18th or early 19th century, and it is derived from the Ngarigo word "gianderra," which means "pretty little eyes."
While the exact etymology of the name is not entirely clear, it is thought to have been used by the Ngarigo people to refer to their children or as a term of endearment. The name gained wider recognition in the mid-19th century when it was given to a small township in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, which was established during the gold rush era.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kiandra can be found in the journals of the explorer and surveyor Thomas Mitchell, who documented his encounter with the Ngarigo people during his expedition to the Monaro region in 1835. Mitchell noted the name "Kiandra" as being used by the Ngarigo people, although he did not provide a specific meaning or context.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Kiandra. One of the earliest was Kiandra Lander (1831-1904), an Australian bush poet and songwriter who was born in the Monaro region and was known for her works that celebrated the Australian bush and its people.
Another notable figure was Kiandra Coghlan (1892-1971), an Australian artist and painter who was born in Sydney and gained recognition for her landscapes and portraits depicting the Australian outback. Her works are held in several major art galleries in Australia.
In the field of literature, Kiandra Ravenwood (1924-2008) was a renowned Australian author and playwright who wrote several novels and plays that explored themes of identity, culture, and the Australian experience. Her novel "The Dreamers" was a bestseller and was adapted into a successful television miniseries.
In the realm of sports, Kiandra Williams (1985-) is a former Australian professional basketball player who represented the country in several international competitions, including the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Finally, Kiandra Whyte (1989-) is a contemporary Australian musician and singer-songwriter who has gained popularity for her fusion of folk, indie, and pop genres, and has released several critically acclaimed albums.
People
Kiandra + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kiandra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kiandra: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kiandra?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 944 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kiandra going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 363,087 US residents.
Is Kiandra a common name?
We classify Kiandra as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 973 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kiandra most popular?
The single biggest year for Kiandra was 1992, when 47 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kiandra is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kiandra in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 821 people with the name Kiandra, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,378 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kiandra in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kiandra?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kiandra leans strongly female. 798 people counted with this name were female (98.9%), compared with 9 male bearers (1.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kiandra?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kiandra is Black at 59.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (18.0%) and White (9.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kiandra most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Kiandra in the 2020 Census, accounting for 59.9% (492 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kiandra in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kiandra a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kiandra in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kiandra still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kiandra in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kiandra can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Kiandra?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.