Kayna vs Kay

Side-by-side comparison of Kayna and Kay — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kayna

Girl name

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Name B

Kay

Girl name · Rank #3897

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Metric Kayna Kay
Current Rank Unranked #3897
Total Births (all years) 260 98,621
Peak Year 1996 1942
Peak Year Births 17 3,622
Peak Decade 2000ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1978 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kayna Kay
1880ss — 31
1890ss — 122
1900ss — 452
1910ss — 2,173
1920ss — 2,665
1930ss — 17,301
1940ss — 32,654
1950ss — 24,645
1960ss — 12,390
1970ss 5 2,517
1980ss 25 1,409
1990ss 53 869
2000ss 86 635
2010ss 76 504
2020ss 15 254

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kayna Kay
2014 5 60
2015 7 43
2016 8 47
2017 6 51
2018 9 63
2019 7 43
2020 5 42
2021 5 42
2022 — 47
2023 5 48
2024 — 38
2025 — 37

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1978–2023.

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