US rank #6745 Girls' name Peak 2006 648 births

Kaylana — #6745 US girls' name

648 babies named Kaylana in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s652000s2672010s2232020s86
#6745
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kaylana was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

41 babies were named Kaylana in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaylana

The Social Security Administration has registered 648 babies named Kaylana between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaylana currently holds the #6745 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaylana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 267 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaylana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaylana in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaylana 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 648 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.

Kaylana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

648

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2006

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,745

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaylana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
41
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919941989 7

Kaylana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
267 births that decade — 41% of Kaylana's all-time total
1980s71990s652000s2672010s2232020s86

Kaylana by state

Where Kaylana concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kaylana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
62 9.6%
#2 Florida
5 0.8%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 0.8%
California share of Kaylana's total US births 9.6%
Even split

62 of 648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaylana?
648 babies have been named Kaylana since 1989. It currently ranks #6745 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 41 births.
When was Kaylana most popular?
Kaylana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 267 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kaylana most popular?
The top states for the name Kaylana are California (62 births), Florida (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Kaylana been used?
Kaylana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaylana?
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, 1989–2024 (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.