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.

#18,849 of 72,339
all-time among girls
220
born since 1978
2000s
peak 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.

  • #18,849 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 220 born since 1978
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyona ranks #18,849 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 220 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,849 of 72,339
all-time among girls
220
born since 1978
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kyona's 220 recorded births place it above 73.91% 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.

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 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

2000s is the heaviest window (95 births, 43% of the file).

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 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyona?
Since 1978, Social Security records show 220 babies named Kyona. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,849 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 13 births.
Where does Kyona sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyona ranks #18,849 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kyona: 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, 1978–2016 (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 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 August 2026.