Boys' name · since 1986
Kazuya
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Kazuya, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,344 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,520 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 65
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kazuya currently ranks #12520 among boys' names in America, with 65 babies recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kazuya has been recorded 65 times among boys since 1986, currently ranked #12520 nationally and more common than 10% of boys, 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 1986 to 2025.
- #20,344 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,520 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 65 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kazuya ranks #20,344 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,520 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 65 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,344 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,520 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 65
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kazuya's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kazuya compares
65 20th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kazuya's all-time total is 82% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kazuya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 65 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kazuya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kazuya splits its recorded history at 2000: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kazuya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Kazuya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (24 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Kazuya's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kazuya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kazuya's data
- Kazuya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- 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 Kazuya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Kazuya 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.