Kiyah
Kiyah was the 3431st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1662nd with 111 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,476 places. More babies were named Kiyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,431 girls, down 918 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002111 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,396babies recorded
Kiyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,431 | 45 |
| 2020 | #2,513 | 69 |
| 2010 | #2,069 | 96 |
| 2000 | #2,619 | 57 |
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How popular is Kiyah, counting every spelling?
Kiyah is a spelling of Kiya, a name family that ranked #1,717 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,431 for Kiyah 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 Kiyah?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kiyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kiyah 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 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kiyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kiyah?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Kiyah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 22. That makes Kiyah 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.
Kiyah by state
How common Kiyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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 Kiyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kiyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kiyah
How popular is the name Kiyah?
Kiyah was the 3431st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1662nd with 111 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,476 places. More babies were named Kiyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kiyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kiyah in the US.
Where is Kiyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kiyah was most common in North Carolina (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Indiana.