Girls' name · since 1949
Kayda
Kayda has 495 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,192 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 495
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kayda is the #7192 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 495 recorded since 1949.
Kayda has 495 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7192 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #11,934 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,192 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 495 born since 1949
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayda ranks #11,934 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,192 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 495 born since 1949, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,192 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 495
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayda's 495 recorded births place it above 83.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kayda compares
495 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Kayda's all-time total is 32% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 495 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kayda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayda's full recorded timeline at 2013, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Kayda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (196 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Kayda's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kayda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
196 births
- 2020s
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 196 births (40% of all-time use).
Kayda by state
Where Kayda concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.2% |
13 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kayda's data
- Kayda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (196 total births) through the 2020s (116) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kaydas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kayda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Kayda 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.