Girls' name · since 1981

Kiyonna

256 babies named Kiyonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

256
total births
1981–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade

Kiyonna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 256 recorded since 1981.

Kiyonna has 256 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2022.

  • 256 total births
  • 1981–2022 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 41% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kiyonna's 256 recorded births place it above 76% 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.

Kiyonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kiyonna's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kiyonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1996)
16
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
05101520 198119921996200020042008201220202022 6

Kiyonna by decade

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

2000s was Kiyonna's strongest decade.

106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Kiyonna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 106 births (41% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiyonna?
Since 1981, Social Security records show 256 babies named Kiyonna. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 1996, with 16 births.
When was Kiyonna most popular?
Kiyonna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kiyonna been used?
Kiyonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 42 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kiyonna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiya, Kiyah, Kiyomi, Kiyana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kiyonna's data

  • Kiyonna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • 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, 1981–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Kiyonna: Baby Name Since 1981 - 256 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiyonna. 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 Kiyonna 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.