Girls' name · since 1989
Kaylana
665 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.
- #9,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,670 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 665
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
665 babies have been named Kaylana since 1989, making it today's #6670 girls' name.
Kaylana has 665 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6670 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #9,862 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,670 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 665 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylana ranks #9,862 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,670 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 665 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,670 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 665
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaylana's 665 recorded births place it above 86.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kaylana compares
665 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Kaylana's all-time total is 77% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaylana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 665 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaylana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaylana's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaylana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kaylana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (267 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Kaylana's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kaylana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 65
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
267 births
- 2010s
2010s
223 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 267 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kaylana 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 Kaylana's total volume
Kaylana by state
Where Kaylana concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
62 of 665 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaylana's data
- Kaylana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (267 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kaylanas (62 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 Kaylana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Kaylana 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.