Girls' name · since 1978
Kayana
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 1,093 babies named Kayana, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,093
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,093 babies have been named Kayana since 1978, making it today's #7238 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kayana recorded 1,093 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #7238 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #7,057 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,238 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,093 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayana ranks #7,057 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,238 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,093 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,093
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayana's 1,093 recorded births place it above 90.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kayana compares
1,093 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kayana's all-time total is 191% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,093 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kayana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kayana's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kayana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kayana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (394 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Kayana's strongest decade.
394 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kayana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
239 births
- 2000s
2000s
394 births
- 2010s
2010s
266 births
- 2020s 112
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 394 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kayana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kayana's total volume
Kayana by state
Where Kayana concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 46 | 4.2% |
| #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% |
46 of 1,093 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kayana's data
- Kayana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (394 total births); usage has since declined to 112 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kayanas (46 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 Kayana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Kayana 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.