Unisex name · since 2004
Kaena
Kaena has 77 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,049 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,105 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 77
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
77 babies have been named Kaena since 2004, making it today's #14105 unisex name.
Kaena has 77 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14105 as of the latest data, more common than 18% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #30,049 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,105 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 77 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaena ranks #30,049 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,105 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 77 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,049 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,105 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 77
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaena's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kaena compares
77 21st percentile among 17,297 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
Kaena's all-time total is 80% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 77 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaena's full recorded timeline at 2009, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kaena popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 2008 (Kaena as boys' name)
Kaena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 69% of the file).
2000s was Kaena's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Kaena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (69% of all-time use).
Kaena by state
Where Kaena concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 12 | 15.6% |
12 of 77 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kaena's data
- Kaena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Kaenas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Kaena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Kaena 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.