Recorded 1951–2023 Girls' name Peak 1977 1,062 births

Kyna — girls' name

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.

1950s1061960s1091970s2671980s2451990s1132000s1012010s1002020s21
1970s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Kyna was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

68 babies were named Kyna in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,062 babies named Kyna between 1951 and 2023, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 267 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kyna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Kyna in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,062 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kyna at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,062

Since 1951

73 years of records

Peak year

1977

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1951

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kyna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1951

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1977)
68
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Kyna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
267 births that decade — 25% of Kyna's all-time total
1950s1061960s1091970s2671980s2451990s1132000s1012010s1002020s21

Kyna by state

Where Kyna concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Kyna
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%
Texas share of Kyna's total US births 1.3%
Even split

14 of 1,062 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyna?
1,062 babies have been named Kyna since 1951. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1977 with 68 births.
When was Kyna most popular?
Kyna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 267 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Kyna most popular?
The top states for the name Kyna are Texas (14 births), California (11 births), Georgia (7 births).
How long has the name Kyna been used?
Kyna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 73 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kyna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyndall, Kynlee, Kyndal, Kyndra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.