girl's name

Khya

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 366

Khya is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2003, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1994.

Khya over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

210
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Khya by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 20
2000s 210
2010s 99
2020s (to 2023) 25

How popular is Khya?

In 2023, Khya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Khya is used

England & Wales #6,199 3 in 2008
United States #13,594 6 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Khya

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Khya also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Khya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Khya

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Khya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Khya

How popular is the name Khya?

In 2023, Khya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Khya a girl's or a boy's name?

Khya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Khya most popular?

Khya peaked in 2003, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.