Girls' name · since 1978

Kyona

Kyona has 220 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

220
total births
1978–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade

Kyona is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 220 have been recorded since 1978.

Kyona has 220 recorded births among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 2016.

  • 220 total births
  • 1978–2016 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 43% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

220 girls have been named Kyona since 1978, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

220
total births
1978–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kyona was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kyona in 2006 - its busiest year on record.

Kyona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kyona splits its recorded history at 2000: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kyona at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

220

Since 1978

39 years of records

Peak year

2006

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1978

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kyona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2006)
13
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
468101214 19781986199319982002200620102016 5

Kyona by decade

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

2000s was Kyona's strongest decade.

95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Kyona births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 95 births (43% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyona?
Since 1978, Social Security records show 220 babies named Kyona. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 13 births.
When was Kyona most popular?
Kyona was most popular in the 2000s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kyona been used?
Records for Kyona go back to 1978, giving 39 years of history through 2016.
What names are similar to Kyona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyomi, Kyonna, Kyoko, Kyong, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kyona's data

  • Kyona's decade-level peak was the 2000s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- 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 June 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, 1978–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kyona: Baby Name Since 1978 - 220 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kyona. 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 Kyona 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 June 2026.