Recorded 1973–1996 Girls' name Peak 1979 172 births

Kashana — girls' name

172 babies named Kashana in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s721990s54

The verdict

172 girls have been named Kashana since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.

172
total births
1973–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kashana was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kashana in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kashana

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Kashana between 1973 and 1996, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kashana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kashana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kashana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kashana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kashana 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 172 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.

Kashana at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

172

Since 1973

24 years of records

Peak year

1979

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1973

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1996

Kashana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1973

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1979)
16
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 19961993199019861983198019771973 6

Kashana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
72 births that decade — 42% of Kashana's all-time total
1970s461980s721990s54

Kashana by state

Where Kashana concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kashana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.5%
New York share of Kashana's total US births 3.5%

6 of 172 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kashana?
172 babies have been named Kashana since 1973. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1979 with 16 births.
When was Kashana most popular?
Kashana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Kashana most popular?
The top states for the name Kashana are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Kashana been used?
Kashana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 24 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Kashana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kassandra, Kasey, Kassidy, Kasandra, 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, 1973–1996 (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.