Kya
Kya was the 1237th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 182 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 706th with 381 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 198 places. More babies were named Kya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,237 girls, up 144 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 182girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004381 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,385babies recorded
Kya popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 13 since 2001.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,237 | 182 |
| 2020 | #1,381 | 158 |
| 2010 | #1,098 | 227 |
| 2000 | #1,249 | 157 |
| 1990 | #3,577 | 30 |
| 1980 | #5,714 | 12 |
| 1970 | #6,685 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kya, counting every spelling?
Kya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #994 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,237 for Kya on its own. Together these spellings went to 241 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kya | 182 | #1,237 | 1,073 |
| Kyah | 59 | #2,876 | 372 |
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 Kya?
182 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kya (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kya 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 46 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kya?
About 6,300 people born in the US named Kya are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Kya 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.
Kya by state
How common Kya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (2.0×), Missouri (1.9×), Tennessee (1.6×), Ohio (1.6×). In 21 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 Kya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kya
How popular is the name Kya?
Kya was the 1237th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 182 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 706th with 381 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 198 places. More babies were named Kya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kya in the US.
Where is Kya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kya was most common in Oklahoma (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Missouri and Tennessee.