Kiauna
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly a blend.
Name Census estimates that about 422 living Americans carry the first name Kiauna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kiauna today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kiauna births was 2002 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kiauna. 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
422
~ 1 in 812,214 Americans
Peak year
2002
30 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2015 SSA rank
#17,881
Tracked since 1979
Census
Kiauna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 351 people with the first name Kiauna, which placed it at #26,494 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
#26,494
National first-name rank
People counted
351
351 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
57.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kiauna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kiauna is Black at 57.5%. The next largest groups are White (16.5%) and Two or More Races (12.3%). 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 Kiauna 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 Kiauna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American57.5% · 202
- White16.5% · 58
- Two or more races12.3% · 43
- Hispanic or Latino8.5% · 30
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.7% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 5
Popularity
Kiauna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kiauna from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 187 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
Kiauna 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 Kiauna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kiaunas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Kiauna
The name Kiauna is of Hawaiian origin, originating from the Polynesian language family. It is believed to have first emerged in the late 18th century or early 19th century, during the time when the Hawaiian islands were first being explored and settled by Europeans.
The name Kiauna is thought to be derived from the Hawaiian word "kiauna," which means "sea foam" or "ocean mist." This suggests that the name may have been originally given to individuals born near the ocean or associated with maritime activities.
While there are no known historical references to the name Kiauna in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it is possible that the name was used informally among the native Hawaiian population before being recorded in written records.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Kiauna was Kiauna Kahele, a Hawaiian woman born in 1825 on the island of Maui. She was known for her skills in traditional Hawaiian weaving and her efforts to preserve the island's cultural heritage.
Another notable figure was Kiauna Kahanamoku, a Hawaiian surfer and swimmer born in 1890. He is credited with helping to popularize surfing as a modern sport and introducing it to the world through his participation in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
In the early 20th century, Kiauna Kekuaokalani was a Hawaiian musician and composer known for her contributions to the preservation of traditional Hawaiian music. She was born in 1903 and spent much of her life teaching and performing throughout the Hawaiian islands.
Kiauna Liliuokalani was a prominent Hawaiian activist and educator who advocated for the rights of the native Hawaiian people. Born in 1919, she played a significant role in the Hawaiian Renaissance movement and worked to promote the teaching of the Hawaiian language and culture in schools.
Lastly, Kiauna Kealoha was a Hawaiian artist and filmmaker born in 1945. She gained recognition for her documentary films that explored the cultural traditions and history of the Hawaiian islands, as well as her efforts to promote environmental conservation.
People
Kiauna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kiauna 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
Kiauna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kiauna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 422 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kiauna 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 812,214 US residents.
Is Kiauna a common name?
We classify Kiauna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 435 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kiauna most popular?
The single biggest year for Kiauna was 2002, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kiauna is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kiauna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 351 people with the name Kiauna, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,494 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 Kiauna 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 Kiauna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kiauna leans strongly female. 348 people counted with this name were female (98.9%), compared with 4 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 Kiauna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kiauna is Black at 57.5%. The next largest groups are White (16.5%) and Two or More Races (12.3%). 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 Kiauna most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Kiauna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.5% (202 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 Kiauna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kiauna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kiauna 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 Kiauna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kiauna 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 Kiauna 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 Kiauna?
Find out how many people share the name Kiauna on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.