US rank #7363 Girls' name Peak 1993 607 births

Kaylena — #7363 US girls' name

607 babies named Kaylena in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s401990s1672000s1882010s1612020s51
#7363
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Kaylena was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

27 babies were named Kaylena in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaylena

The Social Security Administration has registered 607 babies named Kaylena between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaylena currently holds the #7363 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaylena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaylena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaylena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaylena 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 607 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.

Kaylena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

607

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

1993

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,363

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaylena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
27
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
051015202530 20242018201220062000199419881983 6

Kaylena by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
188 births that decade — 31% of Kaylena's all-time total
1980s401990s1672000s1882010s1612020s51

Kaylena by state

Where Kaylena concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaylena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.6%
#2 Ohio
5 0.8%
California share of Kaylena's total US births 1.6%
Even split

10 of 607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaylena?
607 babies have been named Kaylena since 1983. It currently ranks #7363 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 27 births.
When was Kaylena most popular?
Kaylena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Kaylena most popular?
The top states for the name Kaylena are California (10 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Kaylena been used?
Kaylena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaylena?
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, 1983–2024 (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.