US rank #5477 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,078 births

Kayana — #5477 US girls' name

1,078 babies named Kayana in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s701990s2392000s3942010s2662020s97
#5477
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kayana was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

51 babies were named Kayana in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayana

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,078 babies named Kayana between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayana currently holds the #5477 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 394 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kayana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kayana in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayana 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 1,078 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.

Kayana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,078

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2008

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,477

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kayana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
51
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0204060 202420182012200620001994198819811978 7

Kayana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
394 births that decade — 37% of Kayana's all-time total
1970s121980s701990s2392000s3942010s2662020s97

Kayana by state

Where Kayana concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Kayana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
46 4.3%
#2 California
25 2.3%
#3 Florida
21 1.9%
#4 Hawaii
5 0.5%
#5 Ohio
5 0.5%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
New York share of Kayana's total US births 4.3%
Even split

46 of 1,078 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayana?
1,078 babies have been named Kayana since 1978. It currently ranks #5477 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 51 births.
When was Kayana most popular?
Kayana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 394 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kayana most popular?
The top states for the name Kayana are New York (46 births), California (25 births), Florida (21 births).
How long has the name Kayana been used?
Kayana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kayana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, 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, 1978–2024 (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.