US rank #15875 Girls' name Peak 2002 852 births

Kiaya — #15875 US girls' name

852 babies named Kiaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s411990s2432000s3622010s1442020s62
#15875
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kiaya was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

62 babies were named Kiaya in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 852 babies named Kiaya between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiaya currently holds the #15875 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 362 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kiaya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kiaya in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiaya 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 852 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.

Kiaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

852

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2002

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,875

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kiaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
62
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041999199419891988 6

Kiaya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
362 births that decade — 42% of Kiaya's all-time total
1980s411990s2432000s3622010s1442020s62

Kiaya by state

Where Kiaya concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kiaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 1.4%
#2 Texas
11 1.3%
#3 Florida
5 0.6%
#4 Michigan
5 0.6%
California share of Kiaya's total US births 1.4%
Even split

12 of 852 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiaya?
852 babies have been named Kiaya since 1988. It currently ranks #15875 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 62 births.
When was Kiaya most popular?
Kiaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 362 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Kiaya most popular?
The top states for the name Kiaya are California (12 births), Texas (11 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kiaya been used?
Kiaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kiaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiara, Kiana, Kianna, Kia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.