Girls' name · since 1941
Kayann
Kayann has 228 recorded births since 1941 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,491 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 228
- born since 1941
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayann is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 228 have been recorded since 1941.
Social Security Administration records show Kayann recorded 228 times among girls since 1941, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1941 to 2023.
- #18,491 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 228 born since 1941
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayann ranks #18,491 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 228 born since 1941, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,491 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 228
- born since 1941
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayann's 228 recorded births place it above 74.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kayann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayann's full recorded timeline at 1998, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2023
- Peak year (2000)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Kayann by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (74 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Kayann's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kayann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 74 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kayann's data
- Kayann's decade-level peak was the 2000s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kayann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1941–2023 (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 Kayann 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.