Recorded 1974–2005 Girls' name Peak 1989 89 births

Kishana — girls' name

89 babies named Kishana in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s331990s182000s16
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kishana was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kishana in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kishana

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Kishana between 1974 and 2005, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kishana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kishana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kishana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kishana 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 89 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.

Kishana at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

89

Since 1974

32 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1974

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2005

Kishana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1974

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Kishana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 37% of Kishana's all-time total
1970s221980s331990s182000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kishana?
89 babies have been named Kishana since 1974. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
When was Kishana most popular?
Kishana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Kishana been used?
Kishana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 32 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Kishana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kisha, Kisa, Kishia, Kismet, 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, 1974–2005 (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.