Girls' name · since 1973
Kachina
296 babies named Kachina in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kachina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 296 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kachina has been recorded 296 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2009.
- #16,020 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 296 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kachina ranks #16,020 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 296 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kachina's 296 recorded births place it above 77.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kachina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kachina's full recorded timeline at 1989, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kachina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2009
- Peak year (1994)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kachina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (127 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Kachina's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kachina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 127 births (43% of all-time use).
Kachina by state
Where Kachina concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 296 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kachina's data
- Kachina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kachinas (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kachina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1973–2009 (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 Kachina 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.