Kariya — girls' name

What the Data Says About Kariya

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Kariya between 2000 and 2022, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kariya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kariya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kariya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kariya 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 113 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.