Girls' name · since 1994
Kitana
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 1,669 babies named Kitana, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,618 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,669
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,669 babies have been named Kitana since 1994, making it today's #3618 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kitana has been recorded 1,669 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #3618 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. 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 2025.
- #5,327 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,618 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,669 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kitana ranks #5,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,618 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,669 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,618 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,669
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kitana's 1,669 recorded births place it above 92.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kitana compares
1,669 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kitana's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kitana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,669 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kitana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kitana's full recorded timeline at 2010, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 15 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 87 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kitana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kitana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (565 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Kitana's strongest decade.
565 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kitana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
315 births
- 2000s
2000s
447 births
- 2010s
2010s
565 births
- 2020s
2020s
342 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 565 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kitana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kitana's total volume
Kitana by state
Where Kitana concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 195 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 93 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 50 | 3.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 22 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 14 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.4% |
195 of 1,669 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Kitana appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kitana's data
- Kitana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (565 total births) through the 2020s (342) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kitanas (195 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kitana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Kitana 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.