Girls' name · since 1974
Kaiya
Kaiya has 8,587 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #993 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,587
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
8,587 babies have been named Kaiya since 1974, making it today's #993 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaiya has been recorded 8,587 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #993 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #1,845 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #993 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,587 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaiya ranks #1,845 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #993 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,587 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #993 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,587
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaiya's 8,587 recorded births place it above 97.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaiya compares
8,587 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Kaiya's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,587 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 389 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaiya's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 389, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaiya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 389
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Kaiya popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 2001 (Kaiya as boys' name)
Kaiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,188 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Kaiya's strongest decade.
3,188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kaiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 495
1990s
495 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,188 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,027 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,768 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,188 births (37% of all-time use).
How Kaiya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaiya's total volume
Kaiya by state
Where Kaiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,179 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 533 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 425 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 351 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Washington | | 290 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 243 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 242 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 239 | 2.8% |
1,179 of 8,587 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Kaiya appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaiya's data
- Kaiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,188 total births) through the 2020s (1,768) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kaiyas (1,179 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 Kaiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Kaiya 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.