Girls' name · since 1951
Kyna
1,062 babies named Kyna in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,062
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kyna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,062 have been recorded since 1951.
Kyna has 1,062 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2023.
- #7,196 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,062 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyna ranks #7,196 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,062 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,062
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kyna's 1,062 recorded births place it above 90.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kyna's full recorded timeline at 1987, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2023
- Peak year (1977)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Kyna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (267 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Kyna's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 106
1950s
106 births
- 1960s
1960s
109 births
- 1970s
1970s
267 births
- 1980s
1980s
245 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s 101
2000s
101 births
- 2010s 100
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 267 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kyna 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 Kyna's total volume
Kyna by state
Where Kyna concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
14 of 1,062 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kyna's data
- Kyna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (267 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kynas (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kyna
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kyna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1951–2023 (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 Kyna 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.