Recorded 1978–2023 Girls' name Peak 1996 260 births

Kayna — girls' name

260 babies named Kayna in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s251990s532000s862010s762020s15

The verdict

260 girls have been named Kayna since 1978, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

260
total births
1978–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kayna was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kayna in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayna

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Kayna between 1978 and 2023, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kayna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayna 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 260 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.

Kayna at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

260

Since 1978

46 years of records

Peak year

1996

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1978

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kayna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1978

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1996)
17
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 20232017201220072002199619851978 5

Kayna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
86 births that decade — 33% of Kayna's all-time total
1970s51980s251990s532000s862010s762020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayna?
260 babies have been named Kayna since 1978. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1996 with 17 births.
When was Kayna most popular?
Kayna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kayna been used?
Kayna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 46 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kayna?
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.

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, 1978–2023 (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.