Kynna
Cynane was half-sister to Alexander the Great, and daughter of Philip II by Audata, an Illyrian princess. She is estimated to have been born in 357 BC.
Meaning & Origin of Kynna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cynane was half-sister to Alexander the Great, and daughter of Philip II by Audata, an Illyrian princess. She is estimated to have been born in 357 BC.
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The Story of Kynna
Kynna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 9 Kynnas were born — ranking #10,859 that year. As of 2026, Kynna ranks #10,859 for baby girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Kynnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kynna
Kynna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Kynna's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #10,859. Use the chart and map above to compare Kynna'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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