Recorded 1981–2022 Girls' name Peak 2006 310 births

Kayona — girls' name

310 babies named Kayona in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s281990s762000s1372010s572020s12

The verdict

310 girls have been named Kayona since 1981, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

310
total births
1981–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kayona was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kayona in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayona

The Social Security Administration has registered 310 babies named Kayona between 1981 and 2022, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayona performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kayona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayona 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 310 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.

Kayona at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

310

Since 1981

42 years of records

Peak year

2006

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1981

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kayona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1981

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
20
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0510152025 20222013200820031997199219841981 5

Kayona by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
137 births that decade — 44% of Kayona's all-time total
1980s281990s762000s1372010s572020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayona?
310 babies have been named Kayona since 1981. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 20 births.
When was Kayona most popular?
Kayona was most popular in the 2000s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kayona been used?
Kayona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 42 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kayona?
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, 1981–2022 (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.