Recorded 1994–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 354 births

Khya — girls' name

354 babies named Khya in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s2102010s992020s25
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Khya was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

30 babies were named Khya in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khya

The Social Security Administration has registered 354 babies named Khya between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Khya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 210 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Khya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Khya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khya 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 354 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.

Khya at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

354

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

2003

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Khya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
30
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 20232019201520112007200319991994 8

Khya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
210 births that decade — 59% of Khya's all-time total
1990s202000s2102010s992020s25

Khya by state

Where Khya concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Khya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.4%
Texas share of Khya's total US births 1.4%

5 of 354 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khya?
354 babies have been named Khya since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 30 births.
When was Khya most popular?
Khya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 210 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Khya most popular?
The top states for the name Khya are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Khya been used?
Khya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Khya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khyla, Khylee, Khylie, Khyra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.