Girls' name · since 1994
Khianna
166 babies named Khianna in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
166 girls have been named Khianna since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khianna has been recorded 166 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2021.
- #21,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 166 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khianna ranks #21,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Khianna's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Khianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khianna's full recorded timeline at 2011, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khianna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2021
- Peak year (2009)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2021.
166 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 23 births in a single year.
Khianna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (69 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Khianna's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Khianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (42% of all-time use).
Khianna decade highlights
- Peak decade 69 births
- Runner-up 69 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Khianna by state
Where Khianna concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 4.2% |
7 of 166 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 4.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Khianna's data
- Khianna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Khiannas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Khianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1994–2021 (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 Khianna 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.
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