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 [ syll. kia-na, ki-ana ] The girl name Kiana is pronounced KIYAENah KEY. Kiana's language of origin is Indoeuropean, and it is used mainly in the Hawaiian and English languages. The name is derived from Qiana, a silky nylon fiber introduced by DuPont in 1968. It was initially intended for high-end fashion, but it eventually became popular in the 1970s as faux-silk for men's shirts widely worn in discos. By the late 1980s, the name was made known as a Hawaiian form of Diana, popularized by the fitness instructor Kiana Tom (1965-). The name is popular with Afro-Americans. Variant forms of Kiana include Kaiya (English), Keana (English), Kiann (English), Kianne (English), Kila (English), Kina (Scottish and English), Kita (English), Quana (English), Quiana (English), and Quianna (English). Kiana is a Hawaiian variant form of Diana (Catalan, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish). Kiana is also a variant spelling of Kianna (Hawaiian and English). Other forms of Kiana include the short form Kia (English), the pet form Kea (English), and the variant spellings Kianna (Hawaiian and English), Kyana (English), Kyanna (English), and Qiana (English). Kiana is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name's popularity jumped from the 1980s up to the 1990s. At the peak of its usage in 1996, 0.083% of baby girls were given the name Kiana. Its ranking then was #190. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #474 with a usage of 0.032%, but it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after Diana (Catalan, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish), out of all girl names in its group. Its use outnumbered Kiana's by 4 times in 2008. Baby names that sound like Kiana include Qiana (English), Kachina, Kagami, Kamea (Hawaiian), Kameo (Hawaiian), Kamillah (Arabic), Kamla (Indian), Kanani (Hawaiian), Kanoa, Keani (Hawaiian), Kekona, Kenia (English), Kenyana (English), Kianna (Hawaiian and English), Kikuno, Kimama, Kimiyo (Japanese), Kiona, Kiyomi (Japanese), and Kokumo (Yoruban). A famous person named Kiana is TV Personality, Kiana Tom, born 14 March 1965, Maui, Hawaii. KEY: approx pronunciation for Kiana: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
