Ancient, heavenly, or God is gracious
Kianah is a modern phonetic variant of Kiana. It likely stems from the Hawaiian name Kiana, the local form of Diana meaning 'heavenly', or the Persian name Kian meaning 'ancient'. It is also sometimes associated with the Irish name Quiana.
Less common today
Kianah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,952 in 2000.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
