Declining since 2005.
Popularity of Kayna since 1978
Babies named Kayna per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 25 |
| 1990s | 53 |
| 2000s | 86 |
| 2010s | 76 |
| 2020s | 15 |
Meaning & origin
Kayna first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1978, a period when many creative respellings and modern name inventions were on the rise. The name reached its peak popularity in 1996, though it has never broken into the top 1000. Since 2005 its usage has been steadily declining. Kayna is a rare name with no strong ties to a particular language or culture; its primary association is as a modern English variant. Parents who choose Kayna are likely drawn to its soft sound and familiar '-na' ending, shared by more popular names like Kayla and Maya.
Kayna first appeared in U.S. records in the late 1970s and saw its peak usage in 1996. It may be a respelling of the name Kaina, which itself has multiple proposed origins including Hawaiian ('the sea') or Japanese ('prosperous south'). Alternatively, Kayna could be a modern invention formed by blending the popular 'Kay-' prefix (as in Kayla) with the fashionable '-na' suffix. Its usage has been declining since the early 2000s.
“Kayna” around the world
Where Kayna lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
55
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Kay
Sibling names for Kayna
Names that share Kayna's style, for a brother or sister.
