Kaiyah
Kaiyah was the 3865th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 2535th with 71 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,330 places. More babies were named Kaiyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kaiya) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #3,865 girls, down 995 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201571 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,235babies recorded
What does the name Kaiyah mean?
Kaiyah is a spelling of Kaiya, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kaiya's meaning and origin.
Kaiya is a modern name used in the US since the 1970s; Wiktionary lists it as a female given name without an etymology. It may be a respelling of Kaia, a Scandinavian short form of Katarina, or a blend shaped by names like Maya and Kayla. Name sites give Japanese or Native American meanings, but we found no source documenting them, so we do not give a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Origin undocumented.
Related names: Kaia, Kaya, Kya.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kaiya', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Kaiyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,865 | 38 |
| 2020 | #2,870 | 57 |
| 2010 | #3,595 | 44 |
| 2000 | #4,593 | 26 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kaiyah, counting every spelling?
Kaiyah is a spelling of Kaiya, a name family that ranked #839 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,865 for Kaiyah on its own. Together these spellings went to 314 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiya | 255 | #994 | 1,509 |
| Kaiyah | 38 | #3,865 | 292 |
| Caiya | 12 | #8,458 | 81 |
| Caiyah | 9 | #10,249 | 33 |
| Kaeya | — | — | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kaiyah?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaiyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaiyah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaiyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaiyah?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Kaiyah are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Kaiyah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kaiyah by state
How common Kaiyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kaiyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaiyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaiyah
How popular is the name Kaiyah?
Kaiyah was the 3865th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 2535th with 71 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,330 places. More babies were named Kaiyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kaiyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kaiyah in the US.
Where is Kaiyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaiyah was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.