US rank #5700 Girls' name Peak 2018 433 births

Caiya — #5700 US girls' name

433 babies named Caiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s1552010s1682020s94
#5700
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Caiya was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

25 babies were named Caiya in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 433 babies named Caiya between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caiya currently holds the #5700 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caiya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Caiya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Caiya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caiya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 433 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caiya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

433

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2018

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,700

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Caiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
25
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
51015202530 20242020201620122008200420001998 6

Caiya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
168 births that decade — 39% of Caiya's all-time total
1990s162000s1552010s1682020s94

Caiya by state

Where Caiya concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Caiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.4%
California share of Caiya's total US births 1.4%

6 of 433 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caiya?
433 babies have been named Caiya since 1998. It currently ranks #5700 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 25 births.
When was Caiya most popular?
Caiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Caiya most popular?
The top states for the name Caiya are California (6 births).
How long has the name Caiya been used?
Caiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Caiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caitlin, Caitlyn, Cailyn, Caitlynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.