Kaena
The Story of Kaena
As a girl name
American parents first put Kaena on the record books as a girl name in 2004, with 12 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 12 Kaenas were born — ranking #8,716 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 75% of all recorded Kaenas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 71 Kaenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kaena on the record books as a boy name in 2008, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 6 Kaenas were born — ranking #11,037 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Kaenas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 23 Kaenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kaena
Kaena is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 71 births in the dataset. Kaena's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #8,716. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaena's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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