Recorded 1986–2022 Girls' name Peak 1986 15 births

Kahea — girls' name

15 babies named Kahea in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52010s52020s5
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kahea was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kahea in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahea

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Kahea between 1986 and 2022, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kahea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kahea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kahea at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

15

Since 1986

37 years of records

Peak year

1986

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1986

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kahea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1986

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1986)
5
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
5 202220161986 5

Kahea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 33% of Kahea's all-time total
1980s52010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahea?
15 babies have been named Kahea since 1986. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1986 with 5 births.
When was Kahea most popular?
Kahea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Kahea been used?
Kahea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 37 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kahea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kahlani, Kahlan, Kahlia, Kahla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.