Recorded 1994–2021 Girls' name Peak 2009 166 births

Khianna — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

166 girls have been named Khianna since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

166
total births
1994–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Khianna was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

23 babies were named Khianna in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khianna

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Khianna between 1994 and 2021, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Khianna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khianna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Khianna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Khianna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khianna 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 166 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.

Khianna at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

166

Since 1994

28 years of records

Peak year

2009

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1994

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2021

Khianna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1994

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2009)
23
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Khianna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
69 births that decade — 42% of Khianna's all-time total
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Khianna by state

Where Khianna concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Khianna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 4.2%
California share of Khianna's total US births 4.2%

7 of 166 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khianna?
166 babies have been named Khianna since 1994. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2009 with 23 births.
When was Khianna most popular?
Khianna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Khianna most popular?
The top states for the name Khianna are California (7 births).
How long has the name Khianna been used?
Khianna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 28 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Khianna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khia, Khiara, Khiana, Khiya, 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, 1994–2021 (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.