Girls' name · since 1981
Kaina
Kaina has 243 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 243
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 243 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaina has been recorded 243 times among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 2024.
- #17,859 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 243 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaina ranks #17,859 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 243 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 243
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaina's 243 recorded births place it above 75.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kaina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaina's full recorded timeline at 2005, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kaina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (122 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Kaina's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kaina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 122 births (50% of all-time use).
Kaina by state
Where Kaina concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| 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% |
28 of 243 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaina's data
- Kaina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kainas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1981–2024 (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 Kaina 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.