Girls' name · since 1996
Kaiyah
Kaiyah has 1,235 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,873 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,235
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaiyah currently ranks #3873 among girls' names in America, with 1,235 babies recorded since 1996.
Kaiyah has 1,235 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3873 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #6,489 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,873 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,235 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaiyah ranks #6,489 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,873 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,235 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,873 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,235
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaiyah's 1,235 recorded births place it above 91.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaiyah compares
1,235 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Kaiyah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,235 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaiyah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 71, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kaiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (581 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Kaiyah's strongest decade.
581 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kaiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
286 births
- 2010s
2010s
581 births
- 2020s
2020s
349 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 581 births (47% of all-time use).
How Kaiyah 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 Kaiyah's total volume
Kaiyah by state
Where Kaiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 98 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 79 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
98 of 1,235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Kaiyah appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaiyah's data
- Kaiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (581 total births) through the 2020s (349) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kaiyahs (98 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 Kaiyah: 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 (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Kaiyah 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.