Unisex name · since 1962
Ka
Ka has 781 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 781
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 781 have been recorded since 1962.
Ka has 781 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2004.
- #8,887 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 781 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ka ranks #8,887 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 781 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 781
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ka's 781 recorded births place it above 87.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ka splits its recorded history at 1990: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ka popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2004
- Peak year (1990)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Ka popularity over time - boys
136 total births recorded since 1976 (Ka as boys' name)
Ka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (375 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Ka's strongest decade.
375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Ka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
344 births
- 1990s
1990s
375 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 375 births (48% of all-time use).
How Ka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ka's total volume
Ka by state
Where Ka concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 241 | 30.9% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 134 | 17.2% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 132 | 16.9% |
241 of 781 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Ka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (375 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kas (241 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1962–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ka 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 August 2026.