Girls' name · since 1981
Kayona
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 310 babies named Kayona, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
310 girls have been named Kayona since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kayona recorded 310 times among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 2022.
- #15,621 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 310 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayona ranks #15,621 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 310 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayona's 310 recorded births place it above 78.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kayona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayona's full recorded timeline at 2002, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2022
- Peak year (2006)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Kayona by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (137 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Kayona's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kayona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 137 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kayona's data
- Kayona's decade-level peak was the 2000s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 12 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 Kayona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
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, 1981–2022 (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 Kayona 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.