Girls' name · since 2002
Hiya
228 babies named Hiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,578 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 228
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hiya currently ranks #12578 among girls' names in America, with 228 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Hiya recorded 228 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #12578 nationally today, ahead of 27% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #18,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,578 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 228 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiya ranks #18,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,578 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 228 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,578 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 228
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hiya's 228 recorded births place it above 74.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hiya compares
228 39th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hiya's all-time total is 39% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 228 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hiya's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Hiya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (108 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Hiya's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Hiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 108 births (47% of all-time use).
Hiya by state
Where Hiya concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hiya's data
- Hiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hiyas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hiya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.