Kiya
Kiya was the 2947th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 963rd with 231 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 800 places. More babies were named Kiya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,947 girls, down 490 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 57girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002231 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,157babies recorded
Kiya popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 23 since 1999.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,947 | 57 |
| 2020 | #2,457 | 71 |
| 2010 | #1,664 | 128 |
| 2000 | #1,350 | 140 |
| 1990 | #2,716 | 43 |
| 1980 | #5,100 | 14 |
| 1970 | #7,502 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kiya, counting every spelling?
Kiya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,717 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,947 for Kiya on its own. Together these spellings went to 102 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiya | 57 | #2,947 | 322 |
| Kiyah | 45 | #3,431 | 309 |
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 Kiya?
57 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kiya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kiya 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 147 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kiya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kiya?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Kiya are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 14 and 26. That makes Kiya mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kiya by state
How common Kiya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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 Kiya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kiya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kiya
How popular is the name Kiya?
Kiya was the 2947th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 963rd with 231 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 800 places. More babies were named Kiya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kiya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kiya in the US.
Where is Kiya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kiya was most common in Utah (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Pennsylvania.