Recorded 1941–2023 Girls' name Peak 2000 228 births

Kayann — girls' name

228 babies named Kayann in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s131950s71960s161970s101980s91990s622000s742010s312020s6
2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Kayann was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kayann in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayann

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Kayann between 1941 and 2023, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayann performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Kayann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayann 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 228 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.

Kayann at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

228

Since 1941

83 years of records

Peak year

2000

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1941

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kayann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1941

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
13
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
468101214 20232010200519991993197919551941 8

Kayann by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
74 births that decade — 32% of Kayann's all-time total
1940s131950s71960s161970s101980s91990s622000s742010s312020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayann?
228 babies have been named Kayann since 1941. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 13 births.
When was Kayann most popular?
Kayann was most popular in the 2000s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Kayann been used?
Kayann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 83 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kayann?
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.

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, 1941–2023 (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.