Kayona
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kay-ON-a
- Origin
- Modern
Kayona is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kayona come from?
Modern: spelling of Kayonna; modern coinage, Kay with the -onna ending
Meaning borrowed from Kayonna.
Is Kayona a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayona is a girls' name.
How popular is Kayona in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Kayona in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kayona in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
Nicknames for Kayona
- Kay 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kayona
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara, Kiana, Kianna, Mckenna, Brianna, Cassidy, Keyla, Kennedy, Teagan, Kaylee, Keona, Kierra
Names related to Kayona
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kayona: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayona, updated 20 October 2026.