Girls' name · since 1991
Iya
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 412 babies named Iya, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,669 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 412
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
412 babies have been named Iya since 1991, making it today's #7669 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iya has been recorded 412 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #7669 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #13,276 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,669 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 412 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iya ranks #13,276 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,669 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 412 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,669 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 412
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Iya's 412 recorded births place it above 81.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Iya compares
412 Top 49% higher than 51% of 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
Iya's all-time total is 10% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 412 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Iya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Iya splits its recorded history at 2011: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Iya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Iya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (151 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Iya's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Iya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
151 births
- 2020s
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 151 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Iya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (151 total births) through the 2020s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Iya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Iya 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.