Kyah
Kyah was the 2876th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1221st with 165 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 950 places. More babies were named Kyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,876 girls, down 937 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002165 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,141babies recorded
Kyah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 27 since 2001.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,876 | 59 |
| 2020 | #1,939 | 99 |
| 2010 | #2,022 | 99 |
| 2000 | #2,138 | 76 |
| 1990 | #7,108 | 12 |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kyah, counting every spelling?
Kyah is a spelling of Kya, a name family that ranked #994 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,876 for Kyah 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 Kyah?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kyah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kyah 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 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kyah?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Kyah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 22. That makes Kyah 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.
Kyah by state
How common Kyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 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 Kyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kyah
How popular is the name Kyah?
Kyah was the 2876th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1221st with 165 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 950 places. More babies were named Kyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kyah in the US.
Where is Kyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kyah was most common in Kentucky (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Ohio.