Name meaning & stats
Kia
Kia means “follower of Christ” (Ancient Greek origin). 7,809 US babies since 1940, peak 1993.
What it means
“follower of Christ”
Ancient GreekPet form of Christina
In US birth records
Peak year: 1993
7,809 US babies were named Kia between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Kia (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 24% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1993)