girl's name
Kya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,698
Ireland
#497
2025 births
Kya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 182 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2004, when 381 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 18,216 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Kya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 53 |
| 1980s | 105 |
| 1990s | 569 |
| 2000s | 2,642 |
| 2010s | 1,785 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,231 |
How popular is Kya?
In 2025, Kya was given to 182 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kya is used
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 Kya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kya
How popular is the name Kya?
In 2025, Kya was given to 182 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kya a girl's or a boy's name?
Kya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kya most popular?
Kya peaked in 2004, when 381 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kya currently ranks #497 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.