Girls' name · since 1983
Kaylena
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.
- #10,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 607
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaylena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 607 have been recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Kaylena recorded 607 times among girls since 1983, 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 1983 to 2024.
- #10,475 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 607 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylena ranks #10,475 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 607 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 607
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaylena's 607 recorded births place it above 85.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kaylena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaylena's full recorded timeline at 2004, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaylena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2024
- Peak year (1993)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Kaylena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (188 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Kaylena's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kaylena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 188 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kaylena 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 Kaylena's total volume
Kaylena by state
Where Kaylena concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
10 of 607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaylena's data
- Kaylena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaylenas (10 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaylena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1983–2024 (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 Kaylena 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.