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Qiana

kee-AH-nuh /kiˈanə/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#14,942 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
5 (<0.01% of girls)
Trend
Slipping #8,406 in 2020 to #14,942 in 2025
Peak
#507 in 1978
First recorded
1970

Meaning of Qiana

Qiana pirouettes off the tongue with a playful “kee-AH-nuh,” shimmering like a silk scarf caught in a sunbeam. Born in the spotlight of DuPont’s groundbreaking 1970s nylon fiber, this modern marvel marries lab-coat inventiveness with the sultry warmth of a Latin fiesta—no test tubes required, just a swirl of elegance. For a sparkling moment in the late ’70s, Ohio families even catapulted Qiana into the top 200, sprinkling a silver-lined promise across playgrounds. With its exotic twist on beloved rhythms, Qiana conjures visions of confidence, creativity, and effortless poise—imagine a salsa queen under a Caribbean moon, dancing through life on a midnight breeze. Adventurous yet graceful, this name glows with timeless allure.

How to pronounce Qiana

English

Popularity of Qiana in the U.S.

Qiana was the #14,942 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 5 babies. It peaked at #507 in 1978. It first appears in the records in 1970.

Bar and line chart: Qiana in the U.S., 1970–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 372 in 1978 and 5 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #507 in 1978, #14,942 in 2025.
  • Girls named Qiana (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1970–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1970⁠–⁠2025 55 rows
Qiana: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025514,942▼ 8,300
2024176,642▲ 5,555
2023712,197▲ 3,109
2022515,306back (not recorded in 2021)
2020128,406▲ 5,393
2019613,799▼ 4,648
2018119,151▲ 2,464
2017811,615▲ 166
2016811,781▲ 4,638
2015516,419▼ 5,464
2014910,955▲ 45
2013911,000▼ 571
20121010,429▲ 752
2011911,181▲ 65
2010911,246▼ 1,271
2009119,975▲ 832
20081010,807▼ 3,995
2007196,812▲ 2,474
2006129,286▼ 2,466
2005176,820▲ 571
2004157,391▲ 2,280
2003109,671▼ 3,279
2002176,392▲ 227
2001166,619▼ 1,638
2000234,981▼ 111
1999224,870▲ 2,662
1998127,532▼ 3,816
1997303,716▼ 147
1996313,569▼ 349
1995353,220▲ 82
1994343,302▲ 379
1993293,681▼ 994
1992452,687▲ 1,642
1991234,329▼ 1,429
1990392,900▲ 1,348
1989224,248▼ 1,023
1988303,225▲ 399
1987243,624▼ 1,476
1986492,148▲ 74
1985462,222▼ 711
1984751,511▲ 54
1983711,565▼ 263
1982971,302▼ 362
1981158940▼ 156
1980209784▼ 228
1979332556▼ 49
1978372507▲ 142
1977250649▲ 422
19761141,071▲ 207
1975871,278▲ 494
1974501,772▲ 981
1973252,753▲ 2,727
197295,480▼ 1,691
1971163,789▲ 3,281
197067,070new

Notable people named Qiana

  • Qiana Joseph is a Saint Lucian cricketer who represents the West Indies as a left arm spin bowler.