Total births
37
Girls' name · since 1996
Kayja
Kayja has 37 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 37
- total births
- 1996–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Kayja is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 37 have been recorded since 1996.
Kayja has 37 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2004.
- 37 total births
- 1996–2004 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
37 girls have been named Kayja since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2004.
- 37
- total births
- 1996–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Kayja was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
10 babies were named Kayja in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
Kayja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kayja splits its recorded history at 2001: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kayja at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Kayja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2004
- Peak year (2003)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Kayja by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kayja's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Kayja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kayja? ▼
37 babies have been named Kayja since 1996. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 2003 with 10 births.
When was Kayja most popular? ▼
Kayja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Kayja been used? ▼
Records for Kayja go back to 1996, giving 9 years of history through 2004.
What names are similar to Kayja? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Kayja
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1996–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kayja: Baby Name Since 1996 - 37 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kayja. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kayja 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 July 2026.