US rank #15789 Girls' name Peak 1996 243 births

Kaina — #15789 US girls' name

243 babies named Kaina in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s1222000s552010s322020s24
#15789
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kaina was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

57 babies were named Kaina in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaina

The Social Security Administration has registered 243 babies named Kaina between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaina currently holds the #15789 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaina in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaina 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 243 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.

Kaina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

243

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

1996

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,789

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
57
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Kaina by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
122 births that decade — 50% of Kaina's all-time total
1980s101990s1222000s552010s322020s24

Kaina by state

Where Kaina concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kaina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
28 11.5%
#2 California
17 7.0%
#3 Illinois
5 2.1%
#4 Texas
5 2.1%
New York share of Kaina's total US births 11.5%
Even split

28 of 243 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaina?
243 babies have been named Kaina since 1981. It currently ranks #15789 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 57 births.
When was Kaina most popular?
Kaina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Kaina most popular?
The top states for the name Kaina are New York (28 births), California (17 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Kaina been used?
Kaina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1981–2024 (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.