Girls' name · since 1980

Kishauna

Kishauna has 17 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

17
total births
1980–2000
years on record
1980s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade

Kishauna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1980.

Kishauna has 17 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2000.

  • 17 total births
  • 1980–2000 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 35% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kishauna's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kishauna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kishauna's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kishauna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2000

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 198019922000 5

Kishauna by decade

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

1980s was Kishauna's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Kishauna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kishauna?
Since 1980, Social Security records show 17 babies named Kishauna. The most recent recorded year was 2000. Its busiest year on record was 1980, with 6 births.
When was Kishauna most popular?
Kishauna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Kishauna been used?
Records for Kishauna go back to 1980, giving 21 years of history through 2000.
What names are similar to Kishauna?
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.

What to do with Kishauna's data

  • Kishauna's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1980–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kishauna: Baby Name Since 1980 - 17 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kishauna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kishauna 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 July 2026.