Girls' name · since 1996
Kimana
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Kimana, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
50 girls have been named Kimana since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimana has been recorded 50 times among girls since 1996, 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 1996 to 2024.
- #35,051 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimana ranks #35,051 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #35,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kimana's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kimana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimana's full recorded timeline at 2006, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kimana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (23 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Kimana's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kimana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Kimana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2020s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1996–2024 (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 Kimana 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.