Girls' name · since 1974

Kyana

Kyana has 2,183 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,446 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,174 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,183
born since 1974
1990s
peak decade

Kyana currently ranks #6174 among girls' names in America, with 2,183 babies recorded since 1974.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyana has been recorded 2,183 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #6174 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.

  • #4,446 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,174 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,183 born since 1974
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyana ranks #4,446 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,174 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,183 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.

#4,446 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,174 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,183
born since 1974
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%64.3%
Kyana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kyana's 2,183 recorded births place it above 93.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Kyana compares

2,183 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Kyana's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kyana Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,183 376 567,345
Peak-year births 116 21 19,840

Kyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kyana's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 116, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kyana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
116
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
050100150 197419821989199620032010201720242025 19

Kyana by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (790 births, 36% of the file).

1990s was Kyana's strongest decade.

790 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Kyana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 790 births (36% of all-time use).

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

How Kyana 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 Kyana's total volume

Kyana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -37, 20.2%-112, 4.1%-67, 9.3%-51, 35.2%-41, 5.4%-36, 6.6%-122, 10%-28, 7.4%-107, 4.5%-146, 1.6%-52, 5.7%-133, 2.3%-36, 6.6%-58, 5.6%-146, 3.3%Kyana-52, 5.3%Kyana
Kyana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kyana by state

Where Kyana concentrates geographically, total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kyana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
176 8.1%
#2 New York
148 6.8%
#3 Texas
119 5.5%
#4 Florida
101 4.6%
#5 Illinois
21 1.0%
#6 New Jersey
21 1.0%
#7 Massachusetts
12 0.5%
#8 Virginia
11 0.5%
California share of Kyana's total US births 8.1%
Even split

176 of 2,183 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Kyana appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyana?
2,183 babies have been named Kyana since 1974. All-time, it sits at #4,446 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,174 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1995 with 116 births.
Where does Kyana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyana ranks #4,446 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,174 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kyana most popular?
Kyana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 790 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Kyana most popular?
The top states for the name Kyana are California (176 births), New York (148 births), Texas (119 births).
How long has the name Kyana been used?
Records for Kyana go back to 1974, giving 52 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kyana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kya, Kyara, Kyah, Kyanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kyana's data

  • Kyana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (790 total births); usage has since declined to 116 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Kyanas (176 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.

Keep exploring Kyana

Nearby Names Like Kyana

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kyana

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kyana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1974–2025 (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 Kyana 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.