Total births
27
Girls' name · since 2005
Gyana
Gyana has 27 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16520
- among girls today
- 27
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Gyana is the #16520 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 27 recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gyana has been recorded 27 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #16520 nationally and more common than 7% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2024.
- #16520 among girls today
- 27 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
- 7% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Gyana is currently the #16520 girls' name in America, more common than 7% of girls - 27 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16520
- among girls today
- 27
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Gyana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16520
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 7% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Gyana was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
6 babies were named Gyana in 2005 - its busiest year on record.
How Gyana compares
27 9th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gyana's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gyana | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Gyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gyana splits its recorded history at 2009: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gyana at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2005
Current rank
#16,520
Active since
2005
Gyana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Gyana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Gyana's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Gyana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gyana? ▼
Since 2005, Social Security records show 27 babies named Gyana. Today it holds rank #16520 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2005, with 6 births.
When was Gyana most popular? ▼
Gyana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Gyana been used? ▼
Gyana has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gyana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gyanna, Gyanni. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Gyana's data
- Gyana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gyana: #16520 Girls' Name - 27 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gyana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gyana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.