Kayanna
Kayanna is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.
Meaning & Origin of Kayanna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kayanna is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.
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Origin & history
The Story of Kayanna
Kayanna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1979, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 54 Kayannas were born — ranking #3,167 that year. As of 2026, Kayanna ranks #6,600 for baby girls with 17 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 1K Kayannas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kayanna
Kayanna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kayanna's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #3,009. Use the chart and map above to compare Kayanna'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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