Girls' name · since 1978
Kayna
Kayna has 260 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
260 girls have been named Kayna since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kayna recorded 260 times among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 2023.
- #17,219 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 260 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayna ranks #17,219 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayna's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kayna's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kayna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2023
- Peak year (1996)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Kayna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (86 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Kayna's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 86 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Kayna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Kayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1978–2023 (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 Kayna 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.