Girls' name · since 1947
Kena
1,848 babies named Kena in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,965 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,848
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kena currently ranks #7965 among girls' names in America, with 1,848 babies recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Kena recorded 1,848 times among girls since 1947, holding rank #7965 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #4,954 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,965 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,848 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kena ranks #4,954 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,965 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,848 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,965 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,848
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kena's 1,848 recorded births place it above 93.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Kena compares
1,848 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kena's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,848 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kena's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 70, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Kena popularity over time - boys
63 total births recorded since 2012 (Kena as boys' name)
Kena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (522 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Kena's strongest decade.
522 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 62
1950s
62 births
- 1960s
1960s
285 births
- 1970s
1970s
522 births
- 1980s
1980s
359 births
- 1990s
1990s
224 births
- 2000s 182
2000s
182 births
- 2010s 126
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 522 births (28% of all-time use).
How Kena 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 Kena's total volume
Kena by state
Where Kena concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 61 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 43 | 2.3% |
| #3 | California | | 34 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
61 of 1,848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Kena appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kena's data
- Kena's decade-level peak was the 1970s (522 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Kenas (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
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 Kena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Kena 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.